Drought Resistance Improvement in Rice: An Integrated Genetic and Resource Management Strategy

Drought is the major constraint to rice production in rainfed areas across Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. In the context of current and predicted water scarcity, increasing irrigation is generally not a viable option for alleviating drought problems in rainfed rice-growing systems. It is therefore cri...

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Main Authors: Rachid Serraj, Kenneth L. McNally, Inez Slamet-Loedin, Ajay Kohli, Stephan M. Haefele, Gary Atlin, Arvind Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2011-01-01
Series:Plant Production Science
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1626/pps.14.1