Root plasticity: an effective selection technique for identification of drought tolerant maize (Zea mays L.) inbred lines

Abstract The decline in tropical maize productivity due to climatic vulnerability is a matter of serious concern as being a food and feed/fodder commodity, it is an important crop for the sustenance of human life. Genetic selections and development of water deficit stress (WDS) tolerant commercial v...

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Main Authors: Wajhat-Un-Nisa, Surinder Sandhu, Rumesh Ranjan, Rakesh Sharda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-31523-w