Ortiz Rios, Rodomiro Octavio
- Institutionen för växtförädling, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
Sammanfattning
Increasing demand for nutritious, safe, and healthy food because of a growing population, and the pledge to maintain biodiversity and other resources, pose a major challenge to agriculture that is already threatened by a changing climate. Diverse and healthy diets, largely based on plant-derived food, may reduce diet-related illnesses. Investments in plant sciences will be necessary to design diverse cropping systems balancing productivity, sustainability, and nutritional quality. Cultivar diversity and nutritional quality are crucial. We call for better cooperation between food and medical scientists, food sector industries, breeders, and farmers to develop diversified and nutritious cultivars that reduce soil degradation and dependence on external inputs, such as fertilizers and pesticides, and to increase adaptation to climate change and resistance to emerging pests.
Nyckelord
cultivar diversity; cooperation; climate change; food systems
Publicerad i
Trends in Plant Science
2017, volym: 22, nummer: 10, sidor: 842-856
SLU författare
Associerade SLU-program
SLU Nätverk växtskydd
Globala målen (SDG)
SDG2 Ingen hunger
SDG12 Hållbar konsumtion och produktion
SDG13 Bekämpa klimatförändringarna
SDG15 Ekosystem och biologisk mångfald
UKÄ forskningsämne
Växtbioteknologi
Genetik och förädling inom lantbruksvetenskap
Publikationens identifierare
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2017.06.011
Permanent länk till denna sida (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/83629