Improving adaptation to drought stress in small red common bean: phenotypic differences and predicted genotypic effects on grain yield, yield components and …

T Assefa, J Wu, SE Beebe, IM Rao, D Marcomin… - Euphytica, 2015 - Springer
Common bean (Phaseolus vulagaris L.) is mainly produced in Latin America, and Eastern
and Southern Africa where seasonal rainfall is erratic and soil moisture deficit often limits its …

Improving adaptation to drought stress in white pea bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.): Genotypic effects on grain yield, yield components and pod harvest index

T Assefa, IM Rao, SB Cannon, J Wu, Z Gutema… - Plant …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is the most important food legume crop in Africa and
Latin America where rainfall pattern is unpredictable. The objectives were to identify better …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) genotypes for drought stress adaptation in Ethiopia

K Darkwa, D Ambachew, H Mohammed, A Asfaw… - The crop journal, 2016 - Elsevier
Drought stress linked with climate change is one of the major constraints faced by common
bean farmers in Africa and elsewhere. Mitigating this constraint requires the selection of …

Can tepary bean be a model for improvement of drought resistance in common bean?

I Rao, S Beebe, J Polania, J Ricaurte, C Cajiao… - African Crop Science …, 2013 - ajol.info
Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is the most important grain legume for human
consumption and drought stress affects over 60% of dry bean production worldwide. Field …

Quantitative trait loci associated with drought tolerance in common bean

G Mukeshimana, L Butare, PB Cregan, MW Blair… - Crop …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Drought stress is the major limitation of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) grown in
subsistence farming systems worldwide. The objective of this study was to use single …

Pod harvest index as a selection criterion to improve drought resistance in white pea bean

T Assefa, SE Beebe, IM Rao, JB Cuasquer… - Field Crops …, 2013 - Elsevier
Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is an important food legume grown in Africa and
Latin America, where water deficits frequently reduce grain yield. The objectives of this study …

[PDF][PDF] Morpho-physiological response to post-flowering drought stress in small red seeded common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) genotypes

Y Rezene, S Gebeyehu, H Zelleke - Journal of Plant Studies, 2013 - academia.edu
Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is grown in regions where water deficit during
reproductive development significantly reduces yield. The objective of this study was to …

[HTML][HTML] Quantification of drought tolerance in Ethiopian common bean varieties

A Asfaw, MW Blair - Agricultural Sciences, 2014 - scirp.org
Understanding the level of drought tolerance of the varieties available in each country is of
paramount importance for breeding common bean for drought adaptation. The goal of this …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of shoot traits related to drought tolerance in common bean seedlings

G Mukeshimana, AL Lasley… - Journal of the …, 2014 - journals.ashs.org
Drought is an important abiotic stress that limits common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)
productivity. The objective of this study was to determine shoot traits that are associated with …

[HTML][HTML] Shoot and root traits contribute to drought resistance in recombinant inbred lines of MD 23–24× SEA 5 of common bean

J Polania, IM Rao, C Cajiao, M Grajales… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Drought is the major abiotic stress factor limiting yield of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris
L.) in smallholder systems in Latin America and eastern and southern Africa; where it is a …