Mendel Sustainability Trait Technology Bioenergy Seeds

 TECHNOLOGY

 core technology

increased yield

  photosynthetic output

growth rate

 growth habit

stress tolerance

systems biology

propagation tools

breeding tools


Increased Yield

Increased Yield

Enhanced Intrinsic Yield Capacity

A central goal is to maximize the yield of plants while minimizing the inputs. The maximum yield of most crop plants under optimal conditions is far less than that obtained by the most highly productive species. We are therefore taking a number of strategies to increase intrinsic crop yield potential including via the enhancement of photosynthetic output and enhancement of growth rate.