Plants_Of_The_Future_Luca
Plant breeding for drought Drought is defined as a period of one season, year or several years. The Horn of Africa has been affected by a severe drought in the last 12 years. A wheat harvest was reduced by up to 45% in a drought period compared to a good crop season. A drought period causes direct impacts and indirect impacts. Some examples of direct impacts are: Reduced crop, rangeland, and forest productivity , Reduced water levels, Increased fire hazard, Damage to wildlife and fish habitat, Increased livestock and wildlife mortality rates, Increased insect infestations, Increased plant disease and Increased wind erosion. These impacts will lead to the indirect impact. The farmer has less income and therefore no money to pay back loans. The prices for food are rising. Poorness and crime are rising. All this can lead to migration [1]. Due to longer and longer dry periods it is necessary to have drought tolerant plants. With the help of models of pathways and genes, biot...