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Strategies to Boost Agriculture Resilience—From Genes to Cropping Systems
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Strategies to Boost Agriculture Resilience—From Genes to Cropping Systems

A special issue of Agriculture (ISSN 2077-0472). This special issue belongs to the section "Crop Production".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 December 2023) | Viewed by 3684

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Prof. Dr. Weverton Pereira Rodrigues

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Centro do Ciências Agrárias, Universidade Estadual da Região Tocantina do Maranhão, Maranhão, Brazil
Interests: crop physiology; plant abiotic stress tolerance mechanisms; whole-canopy gas exchange; mitigation of crop abiotic stress; photochemical performance
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Dr. Fernando Henrique Reboredo

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Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, New University of Lisbon, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
Interests: environmental impact assessment; environmental analysis; ecology; plant biology; food; forestry; agroforestry
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Dr. Samuel Henrique Kamphorst

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Laboratory of Plant Breeding, Center of Agricultural Science and Technology, Darcy Ribeiro State University of Northern Rio de Janeiro, Av. Alberto Lamego, 2000, Campos dos Goytacazes 28013-602, RJ, Brazil
Interests: genetics and plant breeding; water stress; plant physiology; plant environmental; stress physiology

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Agricultural productivity is severely threatened by the ongoing process of climate change, leading to global food insecurity. The development of feasible strategies to improve the resilience of crop plants to increasingly adverse environments plays a pivotal role in agricultural sustainability. This Special Issue on “Strategies to boost agriculture resilience – From genes to cropping systems” will highlight the most recently developed strategies to improve crop resilience, e.g., through molecular modifications, crop breeding and management and/or cropping systems, resulting in improved physiological performance when grown under abiotic stresses conditions. All types of manuscripts, including articles, brief reports, communications and reviews, are welcome.

Prof. Dr. Weverton Pereira Rodrigues
Prof. Dr. Fernando Henrique Reboredo
Dr. Samuel Henrique Kamphorst
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Keywords

  • climate changes
  • crop tolerance
  • molecular analyses
  • crop management
  • physiological traits
  • crop breeding

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Unveiling the Impact of Growth Traits on the Yield of Bread Wheat Germplasm Subjected to Waterlogging
by Isabel P. Pais, Rita Moreira, Ana Rita Coelho, José N. Semedo, Fernando H. Reboredo, José Coutinho, Fernando C. Lidon, Benvindo Maçãs and Paula Scotti-Campos
Agriculture 2024, 14(2), 241; https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture14020241 - 1 Feb 2024
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Changes in the climate have led to the occurrence of extreme events that threaten the production of major crops, namely that of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Waterlogging imposed at the tillering stage can severely affect the yield, but several genotype features [...] Read more.
Changes in the climate have led to the occurrence of extreme events that threaten the production of major crops, namely that of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Waterlogging imposed at the tillering stage can severely affect the yield, but several genotype features may counterbalance the negative impacts on yields. The aim of this work was to evaluate the effect of waterlogging on the number of fertile spikes, kernels per plant, and single kernel weight, as well as to assess the main culm and tiller participation in yields. We also investigated if the growth stages affected by stress would influence such traits. The study was conducted in climatized growth chambers using 23 genotypes from five distinct germplasm groups (Portuguese landraces, varieties with the introduced Italian germplasm, post-Green Revolution varieties with the introduced CIMMYT germplasm, advanced lines from the Portuguese wheat breeding program, Australian varieties). Variability was observed between and within the groups. Ten genotypes performed well under waterlogged conditions, showing promising results. Among these, GR-2 showed a rise in tiller yield, AdvL-3 in both the main culm and tiller yield, and the remaining ones displayed unaltered values in both the main culm and tillers. PL-1, PL-5, GR-1, GR-3, AdvL-2, Austrl-2, and Austrl-4 were able to compensate for the decreases observed for several traits, reaching harvest yield values that were unaffected in both the main culm and tillers. Rises in the tiller yield or in the tillers and main culm, GR-2 and AdvL-3 exhibited either stability or increases in all the studied parameters. Results also suggest a negative correlation between the growth stage reached during waterlogging and the effect of this stress on the number of spikes per plant, plant and tiller yield, kernel per spike (tillers), and single kernel weight (tillers). Our findings may contribute to a better understanding of wheat responses to waterlogging and to the development of solutions that mitigate the socio-economic impacts of 20–50% wheat yield reductions, thereby preserving the daily 20% supply of energy and protein required for human nutrition and global food security. Full article
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Germplasm Diversification in Citrus Orchards in a Mesothermal Climate in Brazil
by Gabriel Maluf Napoleão, Sarita Leonel, Jackson Mirellys Azevedo Souza, Magali Leonel, Rafaelly Calsavara Martins, Caroline Pardine Cardoso, Marco Antonio Tecchio and Jaime Duarte Filho
Agriculture 2023, 13(8), 1551; https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture13081551 - 3 Aug 2023
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The limited scion-rootstock combinations used in sweet orange orchards in Brazil reduce the commercial potential of citrus and lead to greater susceptibility to pests and diseases. Aiming to provide germplasm diversification, the research evaluated the Folha Murcha (FM) and Charmute de Brotas (CB) [...] Read more.
The limited scion-rootstock combinations used in sweet orange orchards in Brazil reduce the commercial potential of citrus and lead to greater susceptibility to pests and diseases. Aiming to provide germplasm diversification, the research evaluated the Folha Murcha (FM) and Charmute de Brotas (CB) orange trees grafted onto ‘Rangpur’ lime (RL) and ‘Swingle’ citrumelo (SC) rootstocks. The study was conducted in the southern center of the state of São Paulo, in the subtropical region of southeastern Brazil. The grafted trees were planted in September 2016. The field experiment was conducted over two seasons. The combinations were evaluated based on the duration in days and degree-days of the phenological intervals, growth and yield performance, alternate bearing, fruit ripening, and quality. The trees of the two scion cultivars grafted onto RL had the shortest crop cycle, the earliest fruit ripening, and the largest canopy volume. SC produced fewer alternate bearings with greater production efficiency. The CB/SC combination produced fruits with a better color index, higher total soluble solids content, and a higher technological index. This assessment can be useful in planning orchards for dual-purpose markets, such as table fruit and the juice industry. Full article
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