Genetics and genomics of root system variation in adaptation to drought stress in cereal crops

MN Siddiqui, J Léon, AA Naz… - Journal of Experimental …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Cereals are important crops worldwide that help meet food demands and nutritional needs.
In recent years, cereal production has been challenged globally by frequent droughts and …

Screening for Drought Tolerance in Maize (Zea mays L.) Germplasm Using Germination and Seedling Traits under Simulated Drought Conditions

A Badr, HH El-Shazly, RA Tarawneh, A Börner - Plants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Maize is known to be susceptible to drought stress, which negatively affects vegetative
growth and biomass production, as well as the formation of reproductive organs and yield …

Genetic basis of drought tolerance during seed germination in barley

SG Thabet, YS Moursi, MA Karam, A Graner… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Drought is one of the harshest abiotic stresses hindering seed germination, plant growth,
and crop productivity. A high rate and uniformity of germination under stressful conditions …

Wild barley introgression lines revealed novel QTL alleles for root and related shoot traits in the cultivated barley (Hordeum vulgareL.)

AA Naz, M Arifuzzaman, S Muzammil, K Pillen, J Léon - BMC genetics, 2014 - Springer
Background Root is the prime organ that sucks water and nutrients from deep layer of soil.
Wild barley diversity exhibits remarkable variation in root system architecture that seems …

Identification of Quantitative Trait Loci Controlling Root and Shoot Traits Associated with Drought Tolerance in a Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) Recombinant Inbred …

O Idrissi, SM Udupa, E De Keyser, RJ McGee… - Frontiers in plant …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Drought is one of the major abiotic stresses limiting lentil productivity in rainfed production
systems. Specific rooting patterns can be associated with drought avoidance mechanisms …

Genetic variability for root and shoot traits in a lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) recombinant inbred line population and their association with drought tolerance

O Idrissi, C Houasli, SM Udupa, E De Keyser… - Euphytica, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) is usually grown under rainfed environments and
often encounters drought stress from limited rainfall. Little information is available about …

Genome-wide association mapping in a diverse spring barley collection reveals the presence of QTL hotspots and candidate genes for root and shoot architecture …

AH Abdel-Ghani, R Sharma, C Wabila, S Dhanagond… - BMC Plant …, 2019 - Springer
Background Adaptation to drought-prone environments requires robust root architecture.
Genotypes with a more vigorous root system have the potential to better adapt to soils with …

Identification of main-effect and environmental interaction QTL and their candidate genes for drought tolerance in a wheat RIL population between two elite spring …

SMHA Rabbi, A Kumar, S Mohajeri Naraghi… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Understanding the genetics of drought tolerance can expedite the development of drought-
tolerant cultivars in wheat. In this study, we dissected the genetics of drought tolerance in …

Diversity of germination and seedling traits in a spring barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) collection under drought simulated conditions

AH Abdel-Ghani, K Neumann, C Wabila… - Genetic Resources and …, 2015 - Springer
This research evaluated the genotypic variation in a diverse set of 233 barley genotypes
including 57 landraces in the context of early drought tolerance using polyethylene glycol …

[PDF][PDF] Genetic and molecular dissection of drought tolerance in wheat and barley

S Sheoran, R Malik, S Narwal, BS Tyagi, V Mittal… - J Wheat Res, 2016 - sawbar.in
Drought stress has become a major threat to international food security. Drought resistance
is regulated by various small effect loci and polygenes that control morphological and …