High-throughput Replicators for a NextGen Green Revolution

随着气候变得更加不可预测，我们在为迅速增长的人口种植足够的粮食和提供材料方面面临越来越多的挑战。据联合国估计，到2050年中期，世界人口将从70亿增加到96亿。这些挑战需要创新的解决方案来提高农业生产力。为了促进下一次“绿色革命”，我们正在制定战略，以提高种子生产，并帮助保护作物免受害虫的侵害。申请人Shelley Lumba和共同申请人Peter McCourt的研究计划旨在开发遗传和化学策略，以对抗非洲主要粮食作物中最具破坏性的杂草，

As the climate becomes more unpredictable, we face increasing challenges in growing enough food and providing materials for a rapidly increasing population. Estimates from the UN predict that the world’s population will rise from 7 billion to 9.6 billion by mid-2050. These challenges require innovative solutions that will increase productivity from agriculture. To contribute to the next “Green Revolution”, we are developing strategies that will improve seed production and help protect crop plants from pests. The research programs of the applicant, Shelley Lumba and co-applicant, Peter McCourt, are geared towards developing genetic and chemical strategies to combat the most damaging weed of major food crops in Africa called