Global wheat production could benefit from closing the genetic yield gap

Global food security requires food production to be increased in the coming decades. The closure of any existing genetic yield gap (Yig) by genetic improvement could increase crop yield potential and global production. Here we estimated present global wheat Yig, covering all wheat-growing environmen...

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Main Authors: Senapati, Nimai, Semenov, Mikhail A., Halford, Nigel G., Hawkesford, Malcolm John, Asseng, Senthold, Cooper, Mark, Ewert, Frank, Ittersum, Martin K. van, Martre, Pierre, Olesen, Jørgen E., Reynolds, Matthew P., Rötter, Reimund P., Webber, Heidi
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Springer 2022
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/129169
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author Senapati, Nimai
Semenov, Mikhail A.
Halford, Nigel G.
Hawkesford, Malcolm John
Asseng, Senthold
Cooper, Mark
Ewert, Frank
Ittersum, Martin K. van
Martre, Pierre
Olesen, Jørgen E.
Reynolds, Matthew P.
Rötter, Reimund P.
Webber, Heidi
author_browse Asseng, Senthold
Cooper, Mark
Ewert, Frank
Halford, Nigel G.
Hawkesford, Malcolm John
Ittersum, Martin K. van
Martre, Pierre
Olesen, Jørgen E.
Reynolds, Matthew P.
Rötter, Reimund P.
Semenov, Mikhail A.
Senapati, Nimai
Webber, Heidi
author_facet Senapati, Nimai
Semenov, Mikhail A.
Halford, Nigel G.
Hawkesford, Malcolm John
Asseng, Senthold
Cooper, Mark
Ewert, Frank
Ittersum, Martin K. van
Martre, Pierre
Olesen, Jørgen E.
Reynolds, Matthew P.
Rötter, Reimund P.
Webber, Heidi
author_sort Senapati, Nimai
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description Global food security requires food production to be increased in the coming decades. The closure of any existing genetic yield gap (Yig) by genetic improvement could increase crop yield potential and global production. Here we estimated present global wheat Yig, covering all wheat-growing environments and major producers, by optimizing local wheat cultivars using the wheat model Sirius. The estimated mean global Yig was 51%, implying that global wheat production could benefit greatly from exploiting the untapped global Yig through the use of optimal cultivar designs, utilization of the vast variation available in wheat genetic resources, application of modern advanced breeding tools, and continuous improvements of crop and soil management.
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spelling CGSpace1291692025-12-08T09:54:28Z Global wheat production could benefit from closing the genetic yield gap Senapati, Nimai Semenov, Mikhail A. Halford, Nigel G. Hawkesford, Malcolm John Asseng, Senthold Cooper, Mark Ewert, Frank Ittersum, Martin K. van Martre, Pierre Olesen, Jørgen E. Reynolds, Matthew P. Rötter, Reimund P. Webber, Heidi plant physiology wheat food production genetic improvement genetic resources yield potential Global food security requires food production to be increased in the coming decades. The closure of any existing genetic yield gap (Yig) by genetic improvement could increase crop yield potential and global production. Here we estimated present global wheat Yig, covering all wheat-growing environments and major producers, by optimizing local wheat cultivars using the wheat model Sirius. The estimated mean global Yig was 51%, implying that global wheat production could benefit greatly from exploiting the untapped global Yig through the use of optimal cultivar designs, utilization of the vast variation available in wheat genetic resources, application of modern advanced breeding tools, and continuous improvements of crop and soil management. 2022-07-07 2023-03-03T16:05:48Z 2023-03-03T16:05:48Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/129169 en Limited Access Springer Senapati, N., Semenov, M.A., Halford, N.G., Hawkesford, M.J., Asseng, S., Cooper, M., Ewert, F., van Ittersum, M.K., Martre, P., Olesen, J.E., Reynolds, M., Rötter, R.P. and Webber, H. 2022. Global wheat production could benefit from closing the genetic yield gap. Nature Food, 3(7), 532–541.
spellingShingle plant physiology
wheat
food production
genetic improvement
genetic resources
yield potential
Senapati, Nimai
Semenov, Mikhail A.
Halford, Nigel G.
Hawkesford, Malcolm John
Asseng, Senthold
Cooper, Mark
Ewert, Frank
Ittersum, Martin K. van
Martre, Pierre
Olesen, Jørgen E.
Reynolds, Matthew P.
Rötter, Reimund P.
Webber, Heidi
Global wheat production could benefit from closing the genetic yield gap
title Global wheat production could benefit from closing the genetic yield gap
title_full Global wheat production could benefit from closing the genetic yield gap
title_fullStr Global wheat production could benefit from closing the genetic yield gap
title_full_unstemmed Global wheat production could benefit from closing the genetic yield gap
title_short Global wheat production could benefit from closing the genetic yield gap
title_sort global wheat production could benefit from closing the genetic yield gap
topic plant physiology
wheat
food production
genetic improvement
genetic resources
yield potential
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/129169
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