Improving drought tolerance in maize: Tools and techniques
Drought is an important constraint to agricultural productivity worldwide and is expected to worsen with climate change. To assist farmers, especially in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), to adapt to climate change, continuous generation of stress-tolerant and farmer-preferred crop varieties, and their adop...
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| author | Michael S. McMillen Anthony A. Mahama Julia Sibiya Thomas Lübberstedt Walter P. Suza |
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| description | Drought is an important constraint to agricultural productivity worldwide and is expected to worsen with climate change. To assist farmers, especially in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), to adapt to climate change, continuous generation of stress-tolerant and farmer-preferred crop varieties, and their adoption by farmers, is critical to curb food insecurity. Maize is the most widely grown staple crop in SSA and plays a significant role in food security. The aim of this review is to present an overview of a broad range of tools and techniques used to improve drought tolerance in maize. We also present a summary of progress in breeding for maize drought tolerance, while incorporating research findings from disciplines such as physiology, molecular biology, and systems modeling. The review is expected to complement existing knowledge about breeding maize for climate resilience. Collaborative maize drought tolerance breeding projects in SSA emphasize the value of public-private partnerships in increasing access to genomic techniques and useful transgenes. To sustain the impact of maize drought tolerance projects in SSA, there must be complementary efforts to train the next generation of plant breeders and crop scientists. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dc121abca5974ee5b7340edeaf6166092022-12-22T03:22:17ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Genetics1664-80212022-10-011310.3389/fgene.2022.10010011001001Improving drought tolerance in maize: Tools and techniquesMichael S. McMillen0Anthony A. Mahama1Julia Sibiya2Thomas Lübberstedt3Walter P. Suza4Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United StatesDepartment of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United StatesSchool of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South AfricaDepartment of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United StatesDepartment of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United StatesDrought is an important constraint to agricultural productivity worldwide and is expected to worsen with climate change. To assist farmers, especially in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), to adapt to climate change, continuous generation of stress-tolerant and farmer-preferred crop varieties, and their adoption by farmers, is critical to curb food insecurity. Maize is the most widely grown staple crop in SSA and plays a significant role in food security. The aim of this review is to present an overview of a broad range of tools and techniques used to improve drought tolerance in maize. We also present a summary of progress in breeding for maize drought tolerance, while incorporating research findings from disciplines such as physiology, molecular biology, and systems modeling. The review is expected to complement existing knowledge about breeding maize for climate resilience. Collaborative maize drought tolerance breeding projects in SSA emphasize the value of public-private partnerships in increasing access to genomic techniques and useful transgenes. To sustain the impact of maize drought tolerance projects in SSA, there must be complementary efforts to train the next generation of plant breeders and crop scientists.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2022.1001001/fulldrought tolerancefood securitymaize breedinggenomics assisted selectiongenome mappingmodel-assisted approaches |
| spellingShingle | Michael S. McMillen Anthony A. Mahama Julia Sibiya Thomas Lübberstedt Walter P. Suza Improving drought tolerance in maize: Tools and techniques Frontiers in Genetics drought tolerance food security maize breeding genomics assisted selection genome mapping model-assisted approaches |
| title | Improving drought tolerance in maize: Tools and techniques |
| title_full | Improving drought tolerance in maize: Tools and techniques |
| title_fullStr | Improving drought tolerance in maize: Tools and techniques |
| title_full_unstemmed | Improving drought tolerance in maize: Tools and techniques |
| title_short | Improving drought tolerance in maize: Tools and techniques |
| title_sort | improving drought tolerance in maize tools and techniques |
| topic | drought tolerance food security maize breeding genomics assisted selection genome mapping model-assisted approaches |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2022.1001001/full |
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