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CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY
Volume 12, Issue 2, Pages 157-164Publisher
CURRENT BIOLOGY LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2008.11.003
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- Bijzonder Onderzoeksfonds Methusalem project [BOF08/01M00408]
- Ghent University
- Interuniversity Attraction Poles Programme-Belgian Science Policy Office [IUAP VI/33]
- European Union 6th Framework Programme [LSHG-CT-2006-037704]
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In the next decades, the world market for plant-derived products is expected to expand exponentially. Not only do we rely on plants to feed the growing world population, but plants will also play a pivotal role in providing a significant part of our increasing energy demands. Whereas in the 1960s the green revolution contributed to increase plant productivity, it is expected that biotechnological advances will further boost biomass production and plant yield. To do this effectively, it will be necessary to understand how the molecular machinery that determines yield parameters operates. Although of no direct economic significance, the model plant Arabidopsis can be used to find genes and regulatory networks controlling biomass production, which, in turn, can be applied for further growth improvement in other species including cereals.
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