Enhancing quality traits in staple crops: current advances and future perspectives

Changfeng Yang; Lichun Huang; Bai-Chen Wang; Yingxin Zhong; Xiaohui Ma; Changquan Zhang; Qixin Sun; Yongrui Wu; Yingyin Yao; Qiaoquan Liu

doi:10.1016/j.jgg.2025.05.001

Enhancing quality traits in staple crops: current advances and future perspectives

doi: 10.1016/j.jgg.2025.05.001

a. Frontiers Science Center for Molecular Design Breeding, Key Laboratory of Crop Heterosis and Utilization (MOE), Beijing Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China;
b. Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education, Zhongshan Biological Breeding Laboratory, Yangzhou Modern Seed Innovation Institute (Gaoyou), Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225009, China;
c. State Key Laboratory of Forage Breeding-by-Design and Utilization, Key Laboratory of Photobiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China;
d. National Technique Innovation Center for Regional Wheat Production/Key Laboratory of Crop Physiology and Ecology in Southern China, Ministry of Agriculture/Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210095, China;
e. Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China;
f. National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology & Ecology, Shanghai 200032, China

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (32230074, 32125030, 32161143004), the Pinduoduo-China Agricultural University Research Fund (PC2023A01003), and the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (BK20220567).

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通讯作者:
Yongrui Wu,E-mail:yrwu@cemps.ac.cn

Yingyin Yao,E-mail:yingyin@cau.edu.cn

Qiaoquan Liu,E-mail:qqliu@yzu.edu.cn

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- 收稿日期: 2025-03-03
- 录用日期: 2025-05-03
- 修回日期: 2025-04-30
- 网络出版日期: 2025-07-11

Enhancing quality traits in staple crops: current advances and future perspectives

a. Frontiers Science Center for Molecular Design Breeding, Key Laboratory of Crop Heterosis and Utilization (MOE), Beijing Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China;
b. Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education, Zhongshan Biological Breeding Laboratory, Yangzhou Modern Seed Innovation Institute (Gaoyou), Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225009, China;
c. State Key Laboratory of Forage Breeding-by-Design and Utilization, Key Laboratory of Photobiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China;
d. National Technique Innovation Center for Regional Wheat Production/Key Laboratory of Crop Physiology and Ecology in Southern China, Ministry of Agriculture/Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210095, China;
e. Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China;
f. National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology & Ecology, Shanghai 200032, China

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Staple crops such as rice, wheat and maize are crucial for global food security; however, improving their quality remains a significant challenge. This review summarizes recent advances in enhancing crop quality, focusing on key areas such as the molecular mechanisms underlying endosperm filling initiation, starch granule synthesis, protein body formation, and the interactions between carbon and nitrogen metabolism. It also highlights ten unresolved questions related to starch-protein spatial distribution, epigenetic regulation, and the environmental impacts on quality traits. The integration of multi-omics approaches and rational design strategies presents opportunities to develop high-yield “super-crop” varieties with enhanced nutritional value, better processing characteristics, and attributes preferred by consumers. Addressing these challenges is crucial to promote sustainable agriculture and achieve the dual objectives of food security and environmental conservation.
- Wheat /
- Maize /
- Rice /
- Grain quality /
- Endosperm /
- Starch /
- Protein
Abstract:
Staple crops such as rice, wheat and maize are crucial for global food security; however, improving their quality remains a significant challenge. This review summarizes recent advances in enhancing crop quality, focusing on key areas such as the molecular mechanisms underlying endosperm filling initiation, starch granule synthesis, protein body formation, and the interactions between carbon and nitrogen metabolism. It also highlights ten unresolved questions related to starch-protein spatial distribution, epigenetic regulation, and the environmental impacts on quality traits. The integration of multi-omics approaches and rational design strategies presents opportunities to develop high-yield “super-crop” varieties with enhanced nutritional value, better processing characteristics, and attributes preferred by consumers. Addressing these challenges is crucial to promote sustainable agriculture and achieve the dual objectives of food security and environmental conservation.
- Wheat /
- Maize /
- Rice /
- Grain quality /
- Endosperm /
- Starch /
- Protein

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Enhancing quality traits in staple crops: current advances and future perspectives

doi: 10.1016/j.jgg.2025.05.001

通讯作者:
Yongrui Wu,E-mail:yrwu@cemps.ac.cn

Yingyin Yao,E-mail:yingyin@cau.edu.cn

Qiaoquan Liu,E-mail:qqliu@yzu.edu.cn

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通讯作者: Yongrui Wu,E-mail:yrwu@cemps.ac.cn Yingyin Yao,E-mail:yingyin@cau.edu.cn Qiaoquan Liu,E-mail:qqliu@yzu.edu.cn

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通讯作者:
Yongrui Wu,E-mail:yrwu@cemps.ac.cn

Yingyin Yao,E-mail:yingyin@cau.edu.cn

Qiaoquan Liu,E-mail:qqliu@yzu.edu.cn