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Innovative plant breeding could deliver crop revolution

  1. Sven Anders

    1. University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.

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  2. Ashwani Pareek

    1. Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India.

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  3. Sneh L. Singla-Pareek

    1. National Institute of Plant Genome Research, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, India.

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  4. Kapuganti Jagadis Gupta

    1. National Institute of Plant Genome Research, New Delhi, India.

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  5. Christine H. Foyer
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As researchers who recognize that plant science underpins food security, we applaud the development of genetic strategies that could sustainably improve crop yields (J. Bailey-Serres et al. Nature 575, 109–118; 2019). However, the socio-economic implications of such technologies could prevent farmers and consumers from adopting them, particularly in developing countries hit hardest by climate change.

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Nature 577, 622 (2020)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-00186-2

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  • Correction 07 February 2020: An earlier version of this Correspondence gave the wrong affiliation for Kapuganti Jagadis Gupta.

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