Physiology and Breeding of Cereals

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Physiology and Breeding of Cereals is written by Gustavo A. Slafer and published by Frontiers Media SA. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 2832560105 (ISBN 10) and 9782832560105 (ISBN 13).

This Research Topic has been developed in the context of the “V Symposium on Physiology and Breeding of Cereals” being held in Lleida (Catalonia/Spain) on 8-9 May 2023. The series of Symposia on Physiology and Breeding of Cereals has been aiming to create a fertile space for scientific exchange and to facilitate synergies between scientific groups working on issues relating to the physiology, genetics, and breeding of cereals. These Symposia were initially organized within the context of the research network on “Physiology of Yield and Quality for the Improvement of Cereals” and continue to be organized by research groups that were part of the network together with others that join this activity. We expect to attract submissions of works presented in the symposium as well as others by non-attendees. Food security is threatened, due to population growth, increased individual demands, and alternative uses for crops including their use as biofuels. In addition, over the next few decades, climate change will affect the quantity and quality of field crops through the compound effects of elevated atmospheric CO2, as well as changing temperature and rainfall patterns. Cereals are by far the most relevant contributors to the world’s plant-derived food production. Despite the efforts made by breeding and crop management approaches, field crop production has stagnated in many regions of the world in recent years.