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  • Plant Genetics
  • Biochemistry

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  • Wheat and rice are vital global protein sources, supplying 32% of human dietary protein.
  • Optimizing nitrogen assimilation in crops is crucial for enhancing grain yield and nutritional quality.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of genetic modifications on ammonium and nitrate assimilation into protein on wheat and rice grain yield.
  • To identify knowledge gaps in understanding crop responses to nitrogen forms and genetic architectures for yield improvement.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing research on genes regulating nitrogen and carbon metabolism in cereals.
  • Analysis of species-specific gene differences and the influence of soil nitrogen availability.
  • Examination of natural variation and genetic architecture related to nitrogen-mediated yield enhancement.

Main Results:

  • Breeding efforts have focused on genes coordinating nitrogen and carbon metabolism, impacting tillering, heading date, and ammonium assimilation.
  • Few nitrogen pathway-targeted projects have successfully developed higher-yielding cultivars.
  • Significant gaps exist in understanding species-specific genes, soil nitrogen effects, and the genetic basis of nitrogen-mediated yield.

Conclusions:

  • Future breeding strategies require a concurrent focus on carbon and nitrogen assimilation.
  • Manipulating genes with smaller effects or those in regulatory networks, alongside direct nitrogen metabolism genes, is essential for improving grain yield and quality.