Semi‐arid and subhumid West Africa is characterized by high inter‐annual rainfall
variability, with variable onset of the rainy season, somewhat more predictable endings, and …

Climate change is significantly impacting agricultural production worldwide. Peanuts provide
food and nutritional security to millions of people across the globe because of its high …

Roots have long been proposed as a major avenue of research to improve crop adaptation
to water limitations. The simple assumption is that deeper and more profuse root systems …

Water deficit is the main yield-limiting factor across the Asian and African semiarid tropics
and a basic consideration when developing crop cultivars for water-limited conditions is to …

Background and aim Intuitively, access to water from the soil at key phenological stages is
important for adaptation to drought. This study aimed to assess the temporal pattern of water …

As water availability is critical for reproduction, terminal drought tolerance may involve water-
saving traits. Experiments were undertaken under different vapour pressure deficit (VPD) …

Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) and pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan L.(Millsp.)] play an important
role in mitigating protein malnutrition for millions of poor vegetarians living in regions of the …

Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is an important grain legume crop, and drought
stress during its reproductive stages affects flowering and pod-filling process. Mitigating …

Background and aim Mechanisms of drought tolerance based on root architecture and lipid
composition in wheat are poorly understood. We quantified the differences in root …

Lower plant transpiration rate (TR) under high vapor pressure deficit (VPD) conditions and
early plant vigor are proposed as major traits influencing the rate of crop water use and …