Improving crops yield under water-limited conditions is the most daunting challenge faced
by breeders. To this end, accurate, relevant phenotyping plays an increasingly pivotal role …

The genetic bases of the molecular, cellular and developmental responses to drought
involve many gene functions regulated by water availability. Genomics-based approaches …

Drought is one of the most serious production constraint for world agriculture and is
projected to worsen with anticipated climate change. Inter-disciplinary scientists have been …

Highlights•Genomics tools must show benefits over and above existing techniques.•Field-
based phenotyping still offers the most reliable screen.•Association mapping will be more …

Drought is the most important environmental stress affecting agriculture worldwide.
Exploiting yield potential and maintaining yield stability of crops in water-limited …

Drought is a central abiotic stress for both natural plant populations and agricultural crops.
Substantial natural genetic variation in drought resistance traits has been identified in plant …

The increased water shortage and frequent drought in agricultural ecosystems have caused
tremendous problems worldwide, owning to the resulted yield losses for many crops. It is …

Global climate change is expected to increase the occurrence and severity of drought
episodes due to increasing temperatures and evapotranspiration. Therefore, food security in …

Recent interest in the genetic improvement of crop drought resistance by conventional
breeding and molecular techniques underscores the urgent need for standard assays of …

Breeding for drought tolerance in grain crops is not a generic issue. Periods of drought vary
in length, timing and intensity and different traits are important with different types of drought …