Trehalose 6-phosphate as master switch for optimizing crop yield and resilience
Crop breeding faces the challenge of balancing yield with resource efficiency and stress tolerance. The key regulatory metabolite trehalose 6-phosphate (T6P) integrates carbon status with growth and stress responses. Manipulating T6P levels through genetic modification or chemical intervention provides a powerful tool to tackle the growing challenges of crop production.
Authors
- Mark D. Stitt
- Yong-Ling Ruan
- Chen Yaning
- Muhammad Waqas
- Zi-Ming Ren
- Christoph-Martin Geilfus
Institutions
- Australian National University (AU)
- Zhejiang Sci-Tech University (CN)
- Xinjiang Normal University (CN)
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography (CN)
- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology (DE)
- Hochschule Geisenheim University (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Trends in biotechnology
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tibtech.2025.12.029
- Primary Topic
- Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00