Enhancing crop yield in Solanaceous species through the genetic manipulation of energy metabolism.
The improvement of crop yield has been endeavoured for centuries; whereas traditional breeding strategies have achieved this, until recently transgenic approaches to yield improvement have generally been less successful. In this mini-review, we discuss metabolic engineering strategies specifically targeting energy metabolism as a strategy for yield enhancement.
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Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Golm, Germany.
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D002244:Carbon / Q000378:metabolism; D002952:Citric Acid Cycle / Q000502:physiology; D018556:Crops, Agricultural; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D005818:Genetic Engineering; D024861:Genetic Enhancement; D010788:Photosynthesis / Q000502:physiology; D030821:Plants, Genetically Modified; D019657:Solanaceae / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology
D002244:Carbon