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Mechanisms of drought tolerance in rice
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31 July 2016

Rice is especially sensitive to drought stress during reproductive growth. Drought mitigation, through development of drought- resistant varieties with higher yields, will be the key factor to improve stable rice production. This chapter reviews the following topics: mechanisms of drought resistance, assessing drought tolerance
performance, identifying genes promoting drought tolerance using quantitative trait loci (QLT) analysis, genetic engineering for drought tolerance, drought-protective genes and plant hormones affecting drought tolerance.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / General, Agricultural science, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Agronomy / Crop Science, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Irrigation, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Agronomy / Soil Science, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Sustainable Agriculture, Plant biology, Irrigation and water management, Sustainable agriculture, Agronomy and crop production
1 Introduction 2 Mechanisms of drought resistance 3 Assessing drought tolerance performance 4 Identifying genes promoting drought tolerance: quantitative trait loci (QTL) analysis 5 Genetic engineering for drought tolerance 6 Drought-protective genes 7 Plant hormones affecting drought tolerance 8 Future trends in research 9 Where to look for further information 10 Acknowledgements 11 References