Active and adaptive plasticity in a changing climate

Rob Brooker; Lawrie K. Brown; Timothy S. George; Robin J. Pakeman; Sarah Palmer; Luke Ramsay; Christian Schöb; Nicholas Schurch; Mike J. Wilkinson

doi:10.1016/j.tplants.2022.02.004

Active and adaptive plasticity in a changing climate

Rob Brooker (Lead / Corresponding author)
, Lawrie K. Brown
, Timothy S. George
, Robin J. Pakeman
, Sarah Palmer
, Luke Ramsay
, Christian Schöb
, Nicholas Schurch
, Mike J. Wilkinson

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Abstract

Better understanding of the mechanistic basis of plant plasticity will enhance efforts to breed crops resilient to predicted climate change. However, complexity in plasticity's conceptualisation and measurement may hinder fruitful crossover of concepts between disciplines that would enable such advances. We argue active adaptive plasticity is particularly important in shaping the fitness of wild plants, representing the first line of a plant's defence to environmental change. Here, we define how this concept may be applied to crop breeding, suggest appropriate approaches to measure it in crops, and propose a refocussing on active adaptive plasticity to enhance crop resilience. We also discuss how the same concept may have wider utility, such as in ex situ plant conservation and reintroductions.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	717-728
Number of pages	12
Journal	Trends in Plant Science
Volume	27
Issue number	7
Early online date	10 Mar 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2022.02.004
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2022

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SDG 13 Climate Action

Keywords

adaptive plasticity
climate change
epigenetics
G × E effects
sustainable cropping

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Plant Science

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