OAR@ICRISATGlobal agricultural intensification during climate change: a role for genomicsMAbbertonauthorJBatleyauthorABentleyauthorJBryantauthorHCaiauthorJCockramauthorA C DOliveiraauthorL JCsekeauthorHDempewolfauthorC DPaceauthorDEdwardsauthorPGeptsauthorAGreenlandauthorA EHallauthorRHenryauthorKHoriauthorG THoweauthorSHughesauthorMHumphreysauthorDLightfootauthorAMarshallauthorSMayesauthorH TNguyenauthorF COgbonnayaauthorROrtizauthorA HPatersonauthorRTuberosaauthorBValliyodanauthorR KVarshneyauthorMYanoauthorAgriculture is now facing the ‘perfect storm’ of climate change, increasing costs of fertilizer and rising food demands from a larger and wealthier human population. These factors point to a global food deficit unless the efficiency and resilience of crop production is increased. The intensification of agriculture has focused on improving production under optimized conditions, with significant agronomic inputs. Furthermore, the intensive cultivation of a limited number of crops has drastically narrowed the number of plant species humans rely on. A new agricultural paradigm is required, reducing dependence on high inputs and increasing crop diversity, yield stability and environmental resilience. Genomics offers unprecedented opportunities to increase crop yield, quality and stability of production through advanced breeding strategies, enhancing the resilience of major crops to climate variability, and increasing the productivity and range of minor crops to diversify the food supply. Here we review the state of the art of genomic-assisted breeding for the most important staples that feed the world, and how to use and adapt such genomic tools to accelerate development of both major and minor crops with desired traits that enhance adaptation to, or mitigate the effects of climate change.Genetics and GenomicsClimate Change2016-04WileyArticle

For work being deposited by its own author: In self-archiving this collection of files and associated bibliographic metadata, I grant OAR@ICRISAT the right to store them and to make them permanently available publicly for free on-line. I declare that this material is my own intellectual property and I understand that OAR@ICRISAT does not assume any responsibility if there is any breach of copyright in distributing these files or metadata. (All authors are urged to prominently assert their copyright on the title page of their work.)

For work being deposited by someone other than its author: I hereby declare that the collection of files and associated bibliographic metadata that I am archiving at OAR@ICRISAT) is in the public domain. If this is not the case, I accept full responsibility for any breach of copyright that distributing these files or metadata may entail.

Clicking on the deposit button indicates your agreement to these terms.