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  • Plant Science
  • Agricultural Science
  • Genetics

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  • Asymmetrical investment in crop research leads to knowledge gaps.
  • This hinders the acceleration of genetic gain by limiting the identification of new traits and alleles.
  • Opportunities to improve crop productivity are being lost due to these imbalances.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Identify underrepresented research areas in crop science.
  • Focus on areas with high potential to boost productivity across diverse crops and environments.
  • Promote research in the precompetitive space to improve crop breeding and management models.

Main Methods:

  • Consultation with scientists from major seed companies.
  • Literature review to identify underrepresented research areas.
  • Analysis of research areas based on potential impact and feasibility in the precompetitive space.

Main Results:

  • Identified key research areas: hormones, recombination, respiration, roots, and source-sink dynamics.
  • Highlighted the potential of phenomics, genomics, and bioinformatics.
  • These areas are underrepresented but offer high probability of increasing crop productivity.

Conclusions:

  • Prioritizing research in identified areas can accelerate genetic gain.
  • Leveraging precompetitive research improves crop breeding and management models.
  • Exploring crop genetic resources is more feasible with advancements in genomics and bioinformatics.