Towards drought-tolerant crops: Enhancing plant skin transpiration barriers

培育耐旱作物：增强植物皮肤蒸腾屏障

• 批准号: 262461-2013
• 负责人: Jetter, Reinhard
• 金额: $ 2.91万
• 依托单位: University of British Columbia
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2013-01-01 至 2014-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=525544
• 关键词: Towards; drought; tolerant; crops; Enhancing

Canada is one of the top wheat producers in the world, and the majority of Canadian wheat is exported to global markets that will continue to grow considerably with the world population. However, in spite of this bright economic perspective, Canadian wheat supply has declined over the past decades due to severe droughts. To reverse this trend, more drought-tolerant wheat lines are needed so that production on existing fields is increased and cultivation of marginal lands is enabled. Also, drought-tolerant lines of other crops are urgently needed for rapidly expanding arid areas worldwide.

加拿大是世界上最大的小麦生产国之一，大部分加拿大小麦出口到全球市场，随着世界人口的增长，这些市场将继续大幅增长。然而，尽管经济前景光明，但由于严重干旱，加拿大小麦供应在过去几十年中有所下降。为了扭转这一趋势，需要更多的耐旱小麦品系，以便增加现有农田的产量，并使边际土地能够耕种。此外，世界各地迅速扩大的干旱地区迫切需要其他作物的耐旱品系。