title: Plant science called up to provide food security.
abstract: The fundamental understanding of plant biochemistry, physiology and genetics, along with insights into ecology, plant evolution and the domestication of common crop species will have to serve agricultural applications to ensure that the growing population of our rapidly changing planet will have sufficient food in the coming decades. Michael Gross reports.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gross
mesh_terms: D001901:Botany; D018556:Crops, Agricultural; D017753:Ecosystem; D005523:Food Supply; D031985:Fragaria / Q000235:genetics; D014644:Genetic Variation; D023281:Genomics / Q000379:methods; D027845:Malus / Q000235:genetics; D012275:Oryza / Q000235:genetics; D010788:Photosynthesis; D018521:Plant Physiological Phenomena; D010944:Plants / Q000235:genetics*; D054817:Pollination; D013025:Glycine max / Q000235:genetics