Plant growth promoting rhizobacterial mitigation of drought stress in crop plants: implications for sustainable agriculture

OB Ojuederie, OS Olanrewaju, OO Babalola - Agronomy, 2019 - mdpi.com
Abiotic stresses arising from climate change negates crop growth and yield, leading to food
insecurity. Drought causes oxidative stress on plants, arising from excessive production of …

[HTML][HTML] Drought-tolerant rice at molecular breeding eras: an emerging reality

Z Chengqi, Y Yuxuan, Q Tian, H Yafan, Y Jifeng… - Rice Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Rice (Oryza sativa L.) stands as the most significantly influential food crop in the develo**
world, with its total production and yield stability affected by environmental stress. Drought …

Enhancing Drought Tolerance and Water Productivity of Diverse Maize Hybrids (Zea mays) Using Exogenously Applied Biostimulants under Varying Irrigation Levels

E Mansour, ESEA El-Sobky, MIE Abdul-Hamid… - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
Water deficit is a decisive challenge that tremendously affects maize physiological functions
and productivity. Hence, it is crucial to ameliorate its tolerance to drought stress, in particular …

Multi-trait genomic prediction for nitrogen response indices in tropical maize hybrids

DH Lyra, L de Freitas Mendonça, G Galli, FC Alves… - Molecular …, 2017 - Springer
In maize breeding, genomic prediction may be an efficient tool for selecting single-crosses
evaluated under abiotic stress conditions. In addition, a promising strategy is applying …

GGE biplot analysis of genotype× environment interaction and identification of mega-environment for baby corn hybrids evaluation in India

M Choudhary, B Kumar, P Kumar, SK Guleria… - Indian Journal of …, 2019 - isgpb.org
Baby corn has emerged as one of the most important sources to augment the farmer's
income in peri-urban areas. It has diverse uses as vegetables, snacks, value-added …

Genetic parameters and simultaneous selection for adaptability and stability of macaw palm

RDS Rosado, TB Rosado, CD Cruz, AG Ferraz… - Scientia horticulturae, 2019 - Elsevier
Macaw palm is a potential raw material for biodiesel production due to its high oil yield that
being able used as aviation biofuels. However, the species is still under domestication in …

Water stress influence on the vegetative period yield components of different maize genotypes

C de Araujo Rufino, J Fernandes-Vieira, J Martín-Gil… - Agronomy, 2018 - mdpi.com
Maize is an important food staple in many countries, and is useful in animal feed and many
industrial applications. Its productivity is highly sensitive to drought stress, which may occur …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-trait genomic selection indexes applied to identification of superior genotypes

LA Silva, MA Peixoto, LA Peixoto, JV Romero… - Bragantia, 2021 - SciELO Brasil
Most studies on genomic selection in plant breeding compare different statistical methods of
univariate approach. However, multi-trait methodologies should be considered since they …

The traits affecting wheat grain yield and determining tolerant genotypes using drought indices

DD Alhag, V Rashidi, S Aharizad, F Farahvash… - Cereal Research …, 2021 - Springer
The determination of genotypes tolerant to drought stress is of major importance in wheat
breeding. A two-year split plot field experiment was conducted to determine the traits …

Effects of drought stress on grain yield, agronomic performance, and heterosis of marker-based improved provitamin-A maize synthetics and their hybrids

I Iseghohi, A Abe, S Meseka, W Mengesha… - Journal of Crop …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Provitamin A-enriched maize (Zea mays L.) is an important complementary food staple for
combating vitamin A deficiency (VAD) in high maize-producing and maize-consuming …