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Arun K Shanker1, M Maheswari, S K Yadav
1Division of Crop Sciences, Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture (CRIDA), Santoshnagar, Saidabad P.O, Hyderabad, 500-059, India, arunshank@gmail.com.
Functional & Integrative Genomics
|January 11, 2014
Summary
Climate change threatens crop yields through drought. This review updates research on crop plant drought response, using Arabidopsis studies and omics data for insights.
Area of Science:
- Plant science
- Climate change adaptation
- Agricultural research
Background:
- Drought stress significantly impacts future crop productivity due to climate change.
- The model plant Arabidopsis has been instrumental in understanding drought response mechanisms in crops like rice, wheat, maize, and sorghum.
- Interpreting gene functions, pathway dynamics, and network interactions for drought tolerance requires field performance data.
Purpose of the Study:
- To provide a research update on current developments in crop plant response to drought.
- To focus on evidence-based outputs from recent omics studies in crops.
- To interpret drought stress response mechanisms in crops from a systems biology perspective, using Arabidopsis as a basis.
Main Methods:
- Review of existing literature on drought stress response in crop plants.
- Analysis of omics studies (genomics, transcriptomics, etc.) in crops.
- Systems biology approach to interpret findings from Arabidopsis and crop studies.
Main Results:
- Current developments in understanding drought response mechanisms in major crop plants are highlighted.
- Omics data provides evidence-based insights into drought tolerance.
- Arabidopsis research serves as a foundation for understanding crop responses.
Conclusions:
- Field performance is crucial for validating gene functions and pathways related to drought tolerance.
- A systems biology perspective, informed by omics data and model plant studies, is essential for advancing drought tolerance research in crops.
- Continued research integrating omics and field data is needed to enhance crop resilience to drought.
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