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Engineering a One Health Super Wheat

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Engineering a One Health Super Wheat

by Francisco M. Ayala, Itzell E Hernandez-Sanchez, Monika Chodasiewicz, Brande B.H. Wulff, Radim Svačina
Scientific Year: 2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-phyto-121423-042128

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Annual Review of Phytopathology

Abstract

Wheat is the predominant crop worldwide, contributing approximately 20% of protein and calories to the human diet. However, the yield potential of wheat faces limitations due to pests, diseases, and abiotic stresses. Although conventional breeding has improved desirable traits, the use of modern transgenesis technologies has been limited in wheat in comparison to other crops such as maize and soybean. Recent advances in wheat gene cloning and transformation technology now enable the development of a super wheat consistent with the One Health goals of sustainability, food security, and environmental stewardship. This variety combines traits to enhance pest and disease resistance, elevate grain nutritional value, and improve resilience to climate change. In this review, we explore ways to leverage current technologies to combine and transform useful traits into wheat. We also address the requirements of breeders and legal considerations such as patents and regulatory issues.

Keywords

wheat Triticum aestivum disease resistance stress tolerance genetic modification GM crops
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