Reliance on agriculture for food security is a constant in all modern societies. Global climate
change and population growth have put immense pressure on sustainable agriculture …

Like many cereal crops, barley is also negatively affected by drought stress. However, due to
its simple genome as well as enhanced stress resilient nature compared to rice and wheat …

Economically important crops, such as maize, wheat, rice, barley, and other food crops are
affected by even small changes in water potential at important growth stages. Developing a …

Spring droughts are expected to become more frequent in Central Europe as a result of
climate change. Their coincidence with flowering of biennial crops like winter oilseed rape …

The common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L) is the most important legume for human
consumption, contributing 30% of the total daily protein intake in developing countries. A …

Barley (Hordeum vulgare ssp. vulgare) is cultivated from the equator to the Arctic Circle. The
wild progenitor species, Hordeum vulgare ssp. spontaneum, occupies a relatively narrow …

Plants are sessile and therefore exposed to a number of biotic and abiotic stresses. Drought
is the major abiotic stress restricting plant growth worldwide. A number of genes involved in …

Background Maize requires more water than most other crops; therefore, the water use
efficiency of this crop must be improved for maize production under undesirable land and …

Drought stress is the major factor limiting yield and yield stability of crops. To improve plant
performances under drought conditions direct selection for yield over multiple locations has …

Agriculture faces a constant challenge to increase crop production annually in response to
human population growth. As land and water resources become limiting, high-yielding crops …