Roots' drought adaptive traits in crop improvement

M Shoaib, BP Banerjee, M Hayden, S Kant - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Drought is one of the biggest concerns in agriculture due to the projected reduction of global
freshwater supply with a concurrent increase in global food demand. Roots can significantly …

Understanding role of roots in plant response to drought: Way forward to climate‐resilient crops

A Kalra, S Goel, AA Elias - The Plant Genome, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Drought stress leads to a significant amount of agricultural crop loss. Thus, with changing
climatic conditions, it is important to develop resilience measures in agricultural systems …

Plant responses to drought stress: microRNAs in action

W Islam, A Idrees, A Waheed, F Zeng - Environmental Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Drought is common in most regions of the world, and it has a significant impact on plant
growth and development. Plants, on the other hand, have evolved their own defense …

Influence of long-term tillage and diversified cropping systems on hydro-physical properties in a sandy loam soil of North-Western India

S Patra, CM Parihar, DM Mahala, D Singh… - Soil and Tillage …, 2023 - Elsevier
A study was conducted to determine the combined effects of three tillage practices and four
maize (Zea mays L.)-based cropping systems on physical, saturated, and near-saturated …

[HTML][HTML] Root system architecture analysis of sorghum genotypes and its effect on drought adaptation

HS Demissie, TT Mindaye, DN Teklu, FG Kebede - Rhizosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Sorghum is a crucial crop in semi-arid regions because of its capacity to resume
photosynthesis and physiological growth after being subjected to drought stress. Although it …

[HTML][HTML] Lentil root system architecture characterization and the indirect selection of smaller root systems through breeding

S Rao, ASK Shunmugam, M Weiss, R Armstrong… - Field Crops …, 2024 - Elsevier
Context Future productivity increases of lentil in the face of changing climates and their
expansion into areas traditionally considered marginal for commercial production will …

Pulse ideotypes for abiotic constraint alleviation in Australia

S Rao, V Silva-Perez, R Armstrong, AT Tefera, J Brand… - Plant and Soil, 2023 - Springer
Background Pulses are cultivated across a range of soil and climatic conditions that often
have many abiotic constraints to production. Whilst water stress has been identified as the …

Root System Architecture and Phenotyping for Improved Resource Use Efficiency in Crops

A Mann, S Mirza, P Chandra, A Kumar, A Kumar… - … Physiological Tools to …, 2023 - Springer
Climate change, increasing population, devastating resources, and other environmental
factors have many challenges for sustainable crop production globally. To pace with these …

Soil Resource Conservation Technologies on Rainfed Mung bean Root Growth and Their Potential Root Carbon Additions under Variable Rainfall Situations in Semi …

V Maruthi, KS Reddy, PK Pankaj, K Salini… - Journal of Soil Science …, 2024 - Springer
Resource conservation technologies (RCTs) are recommended to address the rainfall
deficits of dryland crops in semi-arid regions. Understanding the effects of RCTs on mung …

Field pea breeding

AK Parihar, R Yadav, A Lamichaney, RK Mishra… - Fundamentals of field …, 2022 - Springer
Field pea (Pisum sativus L.) is a nutritionally dense winter season pulse crop, consumed
worldwide as food, feed and fodder and offers nutritional security to low-income folks of …