Studies on root traits for drought tolerance in rice (Oryza sative L.) under controlled (PVC pipes) condition

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is the most important food crop of the world; but drought stress is a serious limiting factor to riceproduction and yield stability in rainfed areas. In order to design an efficient breeding program for synthesis of new varietieswith virtues of drought tolerance and high yield...

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Main Author: S.Ganapathy, S. K Ganesh, P. Shanmugasundaram, and R. Chandra Babu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Indian Society of Plant Breeders 2010-07-01
Series:Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding
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Online Access:http://sites.google.com/site/ejpb10/vol-1-4-3/Vol-1-4-1016-1020.pdf?attredirects=0