Acquired Traits Contribute More to Drought Tolerance in Wheat Than in Rice

Drought tolerance is governed by constitutive and acquired traits. Combining them has relevance for sustaining crop productivity under drought. Mild levels of stress induce specific mechanisms that protect metabolism when stress becomes severe. Here, we report a comparative assessment of “acquired d...

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Main Authors: Preethi Vijayaraghavareddy, Ramu S. Vemanna, Xinyou Yin, Paul C. Struik, Udayakumar Makarla, Sheshshayee Sreeman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2020-01-01
Series:Plant Phenomics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.34133/2020/5905371