Drought tolerance involves mechanisms operating at different spatial and temporal scales,
from rapid stomatal closure to maintenance of crop yield. We review how short-term …

Drought is the leading threat to agricultural food production, especially in the cultivation of
rice, a semi-aquatic plant. Drought tolerance is a complex quantitative trait with a …

In the past, there have been drought events in different parts of the world, which have
negatively influenced the productivity and production of various crops including wheat …

Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is often considered as a drought sensitive crop and its
sustainable production is threatened due to frequent drought episodes. There has been …

Stable carbon isotope ratios (δ13 C) of terrestrial plants are employed across a diverse
range of applications in environmental and plant sciences; however, the kind of information …

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 …

Increasing both crop productivity and the tolerance of crops to abiotic and biotic stresses is a
major challenge for global food security in our rapidly changing climate. For the first time, we …

Drought is the most significant environmental stress in agriculture worldwide and improving
yield under drought is a major goal of plant breeding. A review of breeding progress pointed …

Most traits associated with drought tolerance have a dual effect, positive in very severe
scenarios and negative in milder scenarios, or the opposite trend. Their effects also depend …

Heritability was originally defined by Lush as the proportion of phenotypic variance among
individuals in a population that is due to heritable genetic effects (Nyquist 1991, p. 248). This …