Opportunities for improving crop water productivity through genetic enhancement of dryland crops

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Gowda, C.L.L., Serraj, R., Srinivasan, G., Chauhan, Y.S., Reddy, B.V.S., Rai, K.N., Nigam, S.N., Gaur, P.M., Reddy, L.J., Dwivedi, S.L., Upadhyaya, H.D., Zaidi, P.H., Rai, H.K., Maniselvan, P., Follkerstma, R. and Nalini, M. (2009) Opportunities for improving crop water productivity through genetic enhancement of dryland crops. In: Rainfed agriculture: unlocking the potential. CABI Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84593-389-0

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Article Link: https://doi.org/10.1079/9781845933890.0133

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This chapter discusses the target growing environments and sensitivity of pearl millet, sorghum, maize, groundnut, chickpea and pigeon pea to drought; phenotypic screens and natural genetic variations for response to drought; empirical and trait-based breeding methods to enhance drought tolerance; and deployment of emerging biotechnological tools (DNA markers and transgene) to enhance crop adaptation and productivity under drought stress conditions.

Item Type:	Book Section
Subjects:	Science > Botany > Genetics Agriculture > Agriculture (General) > Agricultural meteorology. Crops and climate Agriculture > Agriculture (General) > Methods and systems of culture. Cropping systems
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