… per unit area irrespective of the drought intensity. The harvest index and the … drought stress.
The relationship of p, as an associated trait with yield, intensified further under severe drought…

… and frequencies experienced by European maize crops differ from those in climates
expected around 2050, and whether current maize breeding traits will remain relevant in future. …

… of drought stress, particular and often different plant traits … to the distinct drought stress
conditions. Knowledge of these … more stressed environments, on which to build relevant adaptive …

… The relevant equations for TE are discussed later in this review. The papers of Tanner and
Sinclair (1983), Sinclair et al. (1984), and Sinclair (1994) can be consulted if more detail is …

… traits evaluated under drought stressed and non-stressed conditions… selection for respective
traits under target growing conditions. … [38] who reported the relevance of traits that had high …

… the correct trait and phenotype under the exact relevant stress … When the problem of coping
with drought stress is … and simple plant traits can support a crop under drought stress. For …

… of studies in drought‐stressed maize (Zea mays L.) reporting quantitative trait loci (QTLs)
for abscisic acid concentration, root characteristics, other morpho‐physiological traits (MPTs) …

… Hence, the most relevant question on drought tolerance is probably not ‘Does a given allele
or trait confer drought tolerance’ but rather, ‘Does a given allele confer a positive effect on …

… and to irrigated cropping can both contribute to increased water use efficiency of lucerne,
but knowledge on the relevant adaptive traits is limited. Five cultivars featuring contrasting …

… This study examined genetic diversity in traits relevant to adaptation to semi-arid environments.
Specifically, we evaluated three crops all in the Brassicaceae family – Brassica juncea (L.…