Orchestrating seed storage protein and starch accumulation toward overcoming yield–quality trade-off in cereal crops
Shuanghe Cao
Orchestrating seed storage protein and starch accumulation toward overcoming yield–quality trade-off in cereal crops - Oxford (United Kingdom) : Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd., 2024.
Peer review
Achieving high yield and good quality in crops is essential for human food security and health. However, there is usually disharmony between yield and quality. Seed storage protein (SSP) and starch, the predominant components in cereal grains, determine yield and quality, and their coupled synthesis causes a yield–quality trade-off. Therefore, dissection of the underlying regulatory mechanism facilitates simultaneous improvement of yield and quality. Here, we summarize current findings about the synergistic molecular machinery underpinning SSP and starch synthesis in the leading staple cereal crops, including maize, rice and wheat. We further evaluate the functional conservation and differentiation of key regulators and specify feasible research approaches to identify additional regulators and expand insights. We also present major strategies to leverage resultant information for simultaneous improvement of yield and quality by molecular breeding. Finally, future perspectives on major challenges are proposed.
Text in English
1672-9072 1744-7909 (Online)
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13633
Cereal crops
Grain
Yields
Quality
Seed storage proteins
Starch
Orchestrating seed storage protein and starch accumulation toward overcoming yield–quality trade-off in cereal crops - Oxford (United Kingdom) : Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd., 2024.
Peer review
Achieving high yield and good quality in crops is essential for human food security and health. However, there is usually disharmony between yield and quality. Seed storage protein (SSP) and starch, the predominant components in cereal grains, determine yield and quality, and their coupled synthesis causes a yield–quality trade-off. Therefore, dissection of the underlying regulatory mechanism facilitates simultaneous improvement of yield and quality. Here, we summarize current findings about the synergistic molecular machinery underpinning SSP and starch synthesis in the leading staple cereal crops, including maize, rice and wheat. We further evaluate the functional conservation and differentiation of key regulators and specify feasible research approaches to identify additional regulators and expand insights. We also present major strategies to leverage resultant information for simultaneous improvement of yield and quality by molecular breeding. Finally, future perspectives on major challenges are proposed.
Text in English
1672-9072 1744-7909 (Online)
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13633
Cereal crops
Grain
Yields
Quality
Seed storage proteins
Starch