Drought is a polygenically controlled stress and a major agricultural risk that reduces crop
productivity and limits the successful insight of land potential throughout the world. This …

Drought, being a yield-limiting factor, has become a major threat to international food
security. It is a complex process, and drought tolerance response is carried out by various …

This review article is based on different aspects of wheat breeding for drought tolerance.
Drought is regarded as one of the most serious threats to agriculture in Pakistan. Therefore …

Drought, a primary stress facing almost all terrestrial crop plants including wheat, is a major
threat to crop production throughout the world. This chapter is an attempt to explore the …

Loose smut of wheat caused by Ustilago tritici is a disease of economic important in Egypt. It
is an exclusively seedborne disease and can be controlled by applying pre-sowing dry seed …

Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is an important cereal and is among the crops that contribute
significantly to food security in Kenya. However, wheat diseases are among the biotic factors …

Application of physical modification techniques such as the radiation of gamma rays could
induce rust resistance and improve the performance of wheat plants through the …

Wheat rusts constitute major threats which adversely effect on yield components and grain
quality. Developing new genotypes having resistance genes is believed to be the most …

Drought remains the single most important abiotic stress reducing wheat grain yield in the
Australian wheat belt. This study aimed to (i) elucidate the physiological traits linked to …

Fusarium head blight (FHB) is a world wide disease of wheat and other small grain cereals
caused by several Fusarium species that reduce yield quantity and quality. A study covering …