Identifying Traits Associated With Terminal Drought Tolerance in Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) Genotypes

Sesame is predominantly cultivated in rainfed and low fertile lands and is frequently exposed to terminal drought. Sesamum species inhabiting dryland ecosystems adaptively diverge from those inhabiting rainfed habitats, and drought-specific traits have a genetic basis. In sesame, traits associated w...

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Main Authors: Brij Bihari Pandey, P. Ratnakumar, B. Usha Kiran, Mangesh Y. Dudhe, G. Sowjanya Lakshmi, Kulasekaran Ramesh, Arti Guhey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2021.739896/full