Less water in agriculture? Potential and challenges in optimizing water use efficiency

Emilie Wientjes; Chris Seijger

doi:10.1093/jxb/erae227

Less water in agriculture? Potential and challenges in optimizing water use efficiency

J Exp Bot. 2024 Jul 10;75(13):3754-3757. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erae227.

Authors

Emilie Wientjes¹, Chris Seijger²

Affiliations

¹ Wageningen University and Research, Laboratory of Biophysics, 6703 WE Wageningen, The Netherlands.
² Wageningen University and Research, Water Resources Management, 6700 AK Wageningen, The Netherlands.

Abstract

This article comments on: Turc B, Sahay S, Haupt J, de Oliveira Santos T, Bai G, Glowacka K. 2024. Up-regulation of non-photochemical quenching improves water use efficiency and reduces whole-plant water consumption under drought in Nicotianatabacum. Journal of Experimental Botany 75, 3959-3972.

Keywords: Crop; PsbS; drought; food; water use efficiency.

MeSH terms

Agriculture* / methods
Droughts
Water* / metabolism

Substances

Water

Grants and funding

VI.Vidi 192.042/Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek