Pyramiding QTLs controlling tolerance against drought, salinity, and submergence in rice through marker assisted breeding.

Increases in rice productivity are significantly hampered because of the increase in the occurrence of abiotic stresses, including drought, salinity, and submergence. Developing a rice variety with inherent tolerance against these major abiotic stresses will help achieve a sustained increase in rice...

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Main Authors: Valarmathi Muthu, Ragavendran Abbai, Jagadeeshselvam Nallathambi, Hifzur Rahman, Sasikala Ramasamy, Rohit Kambale, Thiyagarajan Thulasinathan, Bharathi Ayyenar, Raveendran Muthurajan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0227421