Abstract
Globally, agriculture accounts for 0.80–0.90 of all freshwater used by humans and, in many crop production systems, this water use is unsustainable. The current paper focuses on the potential exploitation of novel drought stress biology in both crop improvement programmes and via changed crop management practices. The aim is to deliver ‘more crop per drop’. In order to respond to the challenge of feeding a world population of seven billion and growing, it is concluded that an interdisciplinary approach is needed involving new genetic opportunities and plant breeding. It is also shown how crop management can exploit the drought stress physiology of plants to deliver improved water productivity without sacrificing crop yield.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 123-131 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Journal of Agricultural Science |
Volume | 149 |
Issue number | S1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Feb 2011 |
Scopus Subject Areas
- Animal Science and Zoology
- Agronomy and Crop Science
- Genetics