title: Emerging Agricultural Biotechnologies for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security.
abstract: As global populations continue to increase, agricultural productivity will be challenged to keep pace without overtaxing important environmental resources. A dynamic and integrated approach will be required to solve global food insecurity and position agriculture on a trajectory toward sustainability. Genetically modified (GM) crops enhanced through modern biotechnology represent an important set of tools that can promote sustainable agriculture and improve food security. Several emerging biotechnology approaches were discussed in a recent symposium organized at the 13th IUPAC International Congress of Pesticide Chemistry meeting in San Francisco, CA, USA. This paper summarizes the innovative research and several of the new and emerging technologies within the field of agricultural biotechnology that were presented during the symposium. This discussion highlights how agricultural biotechnology fits within the context of sustainable agriculture and improved food security and can be used in support of further development and adoption of beneficial GM crops.
authors.affiliation: DuPont Pioneer, Johnston, Iowa 50131, United States.
authors.forename: Jennifer A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.affiliation: BASF Bioscience Research, c/o metanomics GmbH, Tegeler Weg 33, 10589 Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Martijn
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gipmans
authors.affiliation: Arcadia Biosciences, Seattle, Washington 98119, United States.
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hurst
authors.affiliation: DuPont Pioneer, Johnston, Iowa 50131, United States.
authors.forename: Raymond
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Layton
authors.affiliation: Institute for International Crop Improvement, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center , St. Louis, Missouri 63132, United States.
authors.forename: Narender
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nehra
authors.affiliation: Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Herts AL5 2JQ, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pickett
authors.affiliation: Donald Danforth Plant Science Center , St. Louis, Missouri 63132, United States.
authors.forename: Dilip M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.affiliation: Embrapa Arroz e Feijão, Rod. GO-462, km 12, Santo Antônio de Goiás, GO 75.375-000, Brazil.
authors.forename: Thiago Lívio P O
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Souza
authors.affiliation: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Nairobi, Kenya.
authors.forename: Leena
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tripathi
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture; D001709:Biotechnology; D018556:Crops, Agricultural / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D060467:Disease Resistance; D005523:Food Supply; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D030821:Plants, Genetically Modified / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology
keywords: agricultural biotechnology; food security; genetically modified crops; semiochemicals; sustainability