Journal of Plant Biotechnology

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Agricultural biotechnology: Opportunities and challenges associated with climate change

기후변화에 대응한 농업생명공학의 기회와 도전

  • Chang, An-Cheol (National Academy of Agricultural Science & Technology, Rural Development Administration) ;
  • Choi, Ji-Young (National Academy of Agricultural Science & Technology, Rural Development Administration) ;
  • Lee, Shin-Woo (College of Life Sciences & Natural Resources, Gyeongnam National University of Science & Technology) ;
  • Kim, Dong-Hern (National Academy of Agricultural Science & Technology, Rural Development Administration) ;
  • Bae, Shin-Chul (National Academy of Agricultural Science & Technology, Rural Development Administration)
  • 장안철 (농촌진흥청 국립농업과학원) ;
  • 최지영 (농촌진흥청 국립농업과학원) ;
  • 이신우 (경남과학기술대학교 생명자원과학대학) ;
  • 김동헌 (농촌진흥청 국립농업과학원) ;
  • 배신철 (농촌진흥청 국립농업과학원)
  • Received : 2011.05.11
  • Accepted : 2011.05.25
  • Published : 2011.06.30
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Abstract

Considering that the world population is expected to total 9 billion by 2050, it will clearly be necessary to sustain and even accelerate the rate of improvement in crop productivity. In the 21st century, we now face another, perhaps more devastating, environmental threat, namely climate change, which could cause irreversible damage to agricultural ecosystem and loss of production potential. Enhancing intrinsic yield, plant abiotic stress tolerance, and pest and pathogen resistance through agricultural biotechnology will be a critical part of feeding, clothing, and providing energy for the human population, and overcoming climate change. Development and commercialization of genetically engineered crops have significantly contributed to increase of crop yield and farmer's income, decrease of environmental impact associated with herbicide and insecticide, and to reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from this cropping area. Advances in plant genomics, proteomics and system biology have offered an unprecedented opportunities to identify genes, pathways and networks that control agricultural important traits. Because such advances will provide further details and complete understanding of interaction of plant systems and environmental variables, biotechnology is likely to be the most prominent part of the next generation of successful agricultural industry. In this article, we review the prospects for modification of agricultural target traits by genetic engineering, including enhancement of photosynthesis, abiotic stress tolerance, and pest and pathogen resistance associated with such opportunities and challenges under climate change.

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