Global warming leads to the concurrence of a number of abiotic and biotic stresses, thus
affecting agricultural productivity. Occurrence of abiotic stresses can alter plant–pest …

Decreasing fresh water supplies and increasing agricultural drought threaten sustainable
worldwide crop production. Consequently, there is a global priority to develop crops with …

In future climates, rice could more frequently be subjected to simultaneous high temperature
and water stress during sensitive developmental stages such as flowering. In this study, five …

Meta-QTL (MQTL) analysis is a robust approach for genetic dissection of complex
quantitative traits. Rice varieties adapted to non-flooded cultivation are highly desirable in …

Understanding specific biological processes involving in salt tolerance mechanisms is
important for improving traits conferring tolerance to salinity, one of the most important …

Background Improving yield and yield-related traits is the crucial goal in breeding
programmes of cereals. Meta-QTL (MQTL) analysis discovers the most stable QTLs …

Reproductive stage drought stress is an important yield reducing factor in rainfed rice.
Genetic mapping of morpho-physiological traits under the stress will help to develop …

Background Drought during reproductive stage is among the main abiotic stresses
responsible for drastic reduction of grain yield in rainfed rice. The genetic mechanism of …

Plant breeding has been successful in developing drought resistant crop cultivars. However
the traditional breeding method by using yield as a selection index and performing multi …

Drought is a major limitation for rice production in rainfed ecosystems. Identifying
quantitative trait loci (QTLs) linked to drought resistance provides opportunity to breed high …