Physiological Screening for Drought Tolerance Traits in Vegetable Amaranth (<i>Amaranthus tricolor</i>) Germplasm

Physiological Screening for Drought Tolerance Traits in Vegetable Amaranth (<i>Amaranthus tricolor</i>) Germplasm

Amaranth (<i>Amaranthus tricolor</i>), an underutilized climate smart crop, is highly nutritious and possesses diverse drought tolerance traits, making it an ideal crop to thrive in a rapidly changing climate. Despite considerable studies on the growth and physiology of plants subjected...

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Main Authors: Norain Jamalluddin, Festo J. Massawe, Sean Mayes, Wai Kuan Ho, Ajit Singh, Rachael C. Symonds
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-10-01
Series:Agriculture
Subjects:
drought tolerance indices
plant physiological parameters
relative water content
chlorophyll a fluorescence parameters
photosynthetic leaf gas exchange
photosynthetic rate
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/11/10/994

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