Breeding for drought tolerance in wheat (<italic>Triticum aestivum</italic> L.): constraints and future prospects

doi:10.1007/s11703-010-1054-2

Front Agric Chin

2011, Vol. 5

Issue (1) : 31-34 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11703-010-1054-2

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Breeding for drought tolerance in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.): constraints and future prospects

Mueen Alam KHAN(

), Muhammad IQBAL

Department of Plant Breeding & Genetics, College of Agriculture & Environmental Sciences, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan

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Abstract

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, breeding for drought tolerance must be given top priority. Here, we try to study various options available to wheat breeders exploring the underlying mechanisms of drought tolerance. The progress made in conventional and non-conventional (molecular) based approaches with potential findings and constraints are reviewed in this article. Equipped with such information, it will be possible for breeders to further explore the mysteries of drought tolerance and to select genotypes with an improved yield under water-deficit conditions.

Keywords breeding drought tolerance wheat

Corresponding Author(s): KHAN Mueen Alam,Email:mueen_1981@yahoo.com

Issue Date: 05 March 2011

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Mueen Alam KHAN,Muhammad IQBAL. Breeding for drought tolerance in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.): constraints and future prospects[J]. Front Agric Chin, 2011, 5(1): 31-34.

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