Bridging the Rice Yield Gaps under Drought: QTLs, Genes, and their Use in Breeding Programs

Rice is the staple food for more than half of the world’s population. Although rice production has doubled in the last 30 years as a result of the development of high-yield, widely adaptable, resource-responsive, semi-dwarf varieties, the threat of a food crisis remains as severe as it was 60 years...

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Main Authors: Nitika Sandhu, Arvind Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-04-01
Series:Agronomy
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/7/2/27