Title | Redox Strategies for Crop Improvement. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2015 |
Authors | Kerchev, P., B. De Smet, C. Waszczak, J. Messens, and F. Van Breusegem |
Journal | Antioxid Redox Signal |
Volume | 23 |
Issue | 14 |
Pagination | 1186-205 |
Date Published | 2015 Nov 10 |
ISSN | 1557-7716 |
Keywords | Animals, Crop Production, Crops, Agricultural, Disease Resistance, Food Supply, Genetic Enhancement, Humans, Oxidation-Reduction, Oxidative Stress, Plant Proteins, Plants, Genetically Modified, Reactive Oxygen Species, Stress, Physiological |
Abstract | SIGNIFICANCE: Recently, the agro-biotech industry has been driven by overcoming the limitations imposed by fluctuating environmental stress conditions on crop productivity. A common theme among (a)biotic stresses is the perturbation of the redox homeostasis.RECENT ADVANCES: As a strategy to engineer stress-tolerant crops, many approaches have been centered on restricting the negative impact of reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation.CRITICAL ISSUES: In this study, we discuss the scientific background of the existing redox-based strategies to improve crop performance and quality. In this respect, a special focus goes to summarizing the current patent landscape because this aspect is very often ignored, despite constituting the forefront of applied research.FUTURE DIRECTIONS: The current increased understanding of ROS acting as signaling molecules has opened new avenues to exploit redox biology for crop improvement required for sustainable food security. |
DOI | 10.1089/ars.2014.6033 |
Alternate Journal | Antioxid. Redox Signal. |
PubMed ID | 26062101 |
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