Aqsa Hafeez, Shehzad Ali, Muhammad Ammar Javed, Rashid Iqbal, Muhammad Nauman Khan, Fatih Çiğ, Ayman El Sabagh, Turki Abujamel, Steve Harakeh, Sezai Ercisli, Baber Ali
Drought poses a significant challenge to wheat production globally, leading to substantial yield losses and affecting various agronomic and physiological traits. The genetic route offers potential solutions to improve water-use efficiency (WUE) in wheat and mitigate the negative impacts of drought stress. Breeding for drought tolerance involves selecting desirable plants such as efficient water usage, deep root systems, delayed senescence, and late wilting point. Biomarkers, automated and high-throughput techniques, and QTL genes are crucial in enhancing breeding strategies and developing wheat varieties with improved resilience to water scarcity...
March 22, 2024: Molecular Biology Reports