Transpiration efficiency: new insights into an old story
Producing more food per unit of water has never been as important as it is at present, and
the demand for water by economic sectors other than agriculture will necessarily put a great …
the demand for water by economic sectors other than agriculture will necessarily put a great …
[HTML][HTML] Groundnut improvement: use of genetic and genomic tools
Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.), a self-pollinated legume is an important crop cultivated in
24 million ha world over for extraction of edible oil and food uses. The kernels are rich in oil …
24 million ha world over for extraction of edible oil and food uses. The kernels are rich in oil …
[HTML][HTML] Root hydraulics: the forgotten side of roots in drought adaptation
V Vadez - Field Crops Research, 2014 - Elsevier
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 …
to water limitations. The simple assumption is that deeper and more profuse root systems …
A conservative pattern of water use, rather than deep or profuse rooting, is critical for the terminal drought tolerance of chickpea
M Zaman-Allah, DM Jenkinson… - Journal of Experimental …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Chickpea is mostly grown on stored soil moisture, and deep/profuse rooting has been
hypothesized for almost three decades to be critical for improving chickpea tolerance to …
hypothesized for almost three decades to be critical for improving chickpea tolerance to …
Adaptation of grain legumes to climate change: a review
Humanity is heading toward the major challenge of having to increase food production by
about 50% by 2050 to cater for an additional three billion inhabitants, in a context of arable …
about 50% by 2050 to cater for an additional three billion inhabitants, in a context of arable …
Breeding strategies for adaptation of pearl millet and sorghum to climate variability and change in West Africa
BIG Haussmann, H Fred Rattunde… - Journal of Agronomy …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
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 …
variability, with variable onset of the rainy season, somewhat more predictable endings, and …
Terminal drought-tolerant pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.] have high leaf ABA and limit transpiration at high vapour pressure deficit
It was previously shown that pearl millet genotypes carrying a terminal drought tolerance
quantitative trait locus (QTL) had a lower transpiration rate (Tr; g cm− 2 d− 1) under well …
quantitative trait locus (QTL) had a lower transpiration rate (Tr; g cm− 2 d− 1) under well …
Conserved water use improves the yield performance of soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) under drought
We evaluated the importance of conserved water use in drought adaptation in soybean
[Glycine max (L.) Merr.], and identified the traits involved in this mechanism. Eight soybean …
[Glycine max (L.) Merr.], and identified the traits involved in this mechanism. Eight soybean …
[HTML][HTML] Identifying Traits Associated With Terminal Drought Tolerance in Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) Genotypes
Sesame is predominantly cultivated in rainfed and low fertile lands and is frequently
exposed to terminal drought. Sesamum species inhabiting dryland ecosystems adaptively …
exposed to terminal drought. Sesamum species inhabiting dryland ecosystems adaptively …
Stay-green quantitative trait loci's effects on water extraction, transpiration efficiency and seed yield depend on recipient parent background
V Vadez, SP Deshpande, J Kholova… - Functional Plant …, 2011 - CSIRO Publishing
A stay-green phenotype enhances the adaptation of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.)
Moench) to terminal drought, although the mechanisms leading to its expression remain …
Moench) to terminal drought, although the mechanisms leading to its expression remain …