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- Title
Breeding for water-use efficiency in wheat: progress, challenges and prospects.
- Authors
Hafeez, Aqsa; Ali, Shehzad; Javed, Muhammad Ammar; Iqbal, Rashid; Khan, Muhammad Nauman; ÇIĞ, Fatih; Sabagh, Ayman EL; Abujamel, Turki; Harakeh, Steve; Ercisli, Sezai; Ali, Baber
- Abstract
Drought poses a significant challenge to wheat production globally, leading to substantial yield losses and affecting various agronomic and physiological traits. The genetic route offers potential solutions to improve water-use efficiency (WUE) in wheat and mitigate the negative impacts of drought stress. Breeding for drought tolerance involves selecting desirable plants such as efficient water usage, deep root systems, delayed senescence, and late wilting point. Biomarkers, automated and high-throughput techniques, and QTL genes are crucial in enhancing breeding strategies and developing wheat varieties with improved resilience to water scarcity. Moreover, the role of root system architecture (RSA) in water-use efficiency is vital, as roots play a key role in nutrient and water uptake. Genetic engineering techniques offer promising avenues to introduce desirable RSA traits in wheat to enhance drought tolerance. These technologies enable targeted modifications in DNA sequences, facilitating the development of drought-tolerant wheat germplasm. The article highlighted the techniques that could play a role in mitigating drought stress in wheat.
- Subjects
WATER efficiency; WATER shortages; GENETIC techniques; GENETIC engineering; WHEAT; DROUGHT tolerance
- Publication
Molecular Biology Reports, 2024, Vol 51, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
0301-4851
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1007/s11033-024-09345-4