A roadmap for research on crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) to enhance sustainable food and bioenergy production in a hotter, drier world

dc.contributor.authorYang, Xiaohan
dc.contributor.authorCushman, John C.
dc.contributor.authorBorland, Anne M.
dc.contributor.authorEdwards, Erika J.
dc.contributor.authorWullschleger, Stan D.
dc.contributor.authorTuskan, Gerald A.
dc.contributor.authorOwen, Nick A.
dc.contributor.authorGriffiths, Howard
dc.contributor.authorSmith, J. A.
dc.contributor.authorDe Paoli, Henrique C.
dc.contributor.authorWeston, David J.
dc.contributor.authorCottingham, Robert
dc.contributor.authorHartwell, James
dc.contributor.authorDavis, Sarah C.
dc.contributor.authorSilvera, Katia
dc.contributor.authorMing, Ray
dc.contributor.authorSchlauch, Karen
dc.contributor.authorAbraham, Paul
dc.contributor.authorStewart, J. R.
dc.contributor.authorGuo, Hao-Bo
dc.contributor.authorAlbion, Rebecca
dc.contributor.authorHa, Jungmin
dc.contributor.authorLim, Sung Don
dc.contributor.authorWone, Bernard W. M.
dc.contributor.authorYim, Won Cheol
dc.contributor.authorGarcia, Travis
dc.contributor.authorMayer, Jesse A.
dc.contributor.authorPetereit, Juli
dc.contributor.authorNair, Sujithkumar S.
dc.contributor.authorCasey, Erin
dc.contributor.authorHettich, Robert L.
dc.contributor.authorCeusters, Johan
dc.contributor.authorRanjan, Priya
dc.contributor.authorPalla, Kaitlin J.
dc.contributor.authorYin, Hengfu
dc.contributor.authorReyes-García, Casandra
dc.contributor.authorAndrade, José Luis
dc.contributor.authorFreschi, Luciano
dc.contributor.authorBeltrán, Juan D.
dc.contributor.authorDever, Louisa V.
dc.contributor.authorBoxall, Susanna F.
dc.contributor.authorWaller, Jade
dc.contributor.authorDavies, Jack
dc.contributor.authorBupphada, Phaitun
dc.contributor.authorKadu, Nirja
dc.contributor.authorWinter, Klaus
dc.contributor.authorSage, Rowan F.
dc.contributor.authorAguilar, Cristobal N.
dc.contributor.authorSchmutz, Jeremy
dc.contributor.authorJenkins, Jerry
dc.contributor.authorHoltum, Joseph A. M.
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-13T12:29:40Z
dc.date.available2015-07-13T12:29:40Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractCrassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) is a specialized mode of photosynthesis that features nocturnal CO2 uptake, facilitates increased water-use efficiency (WUE), and enables CAM plants to inhabit water-limited environments such as semi-arid deserts or seasonally dry forests. Human population growth and global climate change now present challenges for agricultural production systems to increase food, feed, forage, fiber, and fuel production. One approach to meet these challenges is to increase reliance on CAM crops, such as Agave and Opuntia, for biomass production on semi-arid, abandoned, marginal, or degraded agricultural lands. Major research efforts are now underway to assess the productivity of CAM crop species and to harness the WUE of CAM by engineering this pathway into existing food, feed, and bioenergy crops. An improved understanding of CAM has potential for high returns on research investment. To exploit the potential of CAM crops and CAM bioengineering, it will be necessary to elucidate the evolution, genomic features, and regulatory mechanisms of CAM. Field trials and predictive models will be required to assess the productivity of CAM crops, while new synthetic biology approaches need to be developed for CAM engineering. Infrastructure will be needed for CAM model systems, field trials, mutant collections, and data management.
dc.format.extent491–504
dc.identifier0028-646X
dc.identifier.citationYang, Xiaohan, Cushman, John C., Borland, Anne M., Edwards, Erika J., Wullschleger, Stan D., Tuskan, Gerald A., Owen, Nick A., Griffiths, Howard, Smith, J. A., De Paoli, Henrique C., Weston, David J., Cottingham, Robert, Hartwell, James, Davis, Sarah C., Silvera, Katia, Ming, Ray, Schlauch, Karen, Abraham, Paul, Stewart, J. R., Guo, Hao-Bo, Albion, Rebecca, Ha, Jungmin, Lim, Sung Don, Wone, Bernard W. M., Yim, Won Cheol et al. 2015. "<a href="https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/26677">A roadmap for research on crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) to enhance sustainable food and bioenergy production in a hotter, drier world</a>." <em>New Phytologist</em>, 207, (3) 491–504. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.13393">https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.13393</a>.
dc.identifier.issn0028-646X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10088/26677
dc.publisherWiley-Blackwell
dc.relation.ispartofNew Phytologist 207 (3)
dc.titleA roadmap for research on crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) to enhance sustainable food and bioenergy production in a hotter, drier world
dc.typearticle
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sro.description.unitResearch Associate
sro.description.unitFellow
sro.description.unitPost-doc
sro.identifier.doi10.1111/nph.13393
sro.identifier.itemID136531
sro.identifier.refworksID100072
sro.identifier.urlhttps://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/26677
sro.publicationPlaceHoboken

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