Author : Anila Afridi
Publisher : LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9783659507731
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (77 download)
Book Synopsis Genetic Diversity for Drought Resistance in Wheat by : Anila Afridi
Download or read book Genetic Diversity for Drought Resistance in Wheat written by Anila Afridi and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The genus Triticum includes bread (Triticum aestivum) and durum wheat (Triticum durum) and constitutes a major source for human food consumption. Drought is currently the leading threat on world's food supply, limiting crop yield, and is complicated since drought tolerance is a quantitative trait with a complex phenotype affected by the plant's developmental stage. Drought tolerance is crucial to stabilize and increase food production since domestication has limited the genetic diversity of crops including wild wheat, leading to cultivated species, adapted to artificial environments, and lost tolerance to drought stress.