Main conclusion Droughts negatively affect sorghum's productivity and nutritional quality.
Across its diversity centers, however, there exist resilient genotypes that function differently …

Major global crops in high-yielding, temperate cropping regions are facing increasing
threats from the impact of climate change, particularly from drought and heat at critical …

Post-genomics era has witnessed the development of cutting-edge technologies that have
offered cost-efficient and high-throughput ways for molecular characterization of the function …

Senescence is a developmental process which in annual crop plants overlaps with the
reproductive phase. Senescence might reduce crop yield when it is induced prematurely …

Stay-green sorghum plants exhibit greener leaves and stems during the grain-filling period
under water-limited conditions compared with their senescent counterparts, resulting in …

This new edition of a bestseller examines plant nutrition's role as one of the most important
limiting factors that must be overcome to optimize food production. Extensively revised and …

Cereals including wheat and barley are of primary importance to ensure food security for the
21st century. A combination of lab-and field-based approaches has led to a considerably …

Leaf senescence is a highly regulated physiological process that leads to leaf death and is,
as such, the last developmental stage of the leaf. Plant aging and environmental stresses …

The green area displayed by a crop is a good indicator of its photosynthetic capacity, while
chlorophyll retention or 'stay-green'is regarded as a key indicator of stress adaptation …

Plant breeding and improvements in agronomic practice are making a consistent
contribution to increasing global crop production year upon year. However, the rate of yield …