Can Metabolite- and Transcript-Based Selection for Drought Tolerance in Solanum tuberosum Replace Selection on Yield in Arid Environments?

Climate models predict an increased likelihood of drought, demanding efficient selection for drought tolerance to maintain yield stability. Classic tolerance breeding relies on selection for yield in arid environments, which depends on yield trials and takes decades. Breeding could be accelerated by...

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Main Authors: Manuela Haas, Heike Sprenger, Ellen Zuther, Rolf Peters, Sylvia Seddig, Dirk Walther, Joachim Kopka, Dirk K. Hincha, Karin I. Köhl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2020.01071/full