Updates on Drought

For broader updates see our ‘Recent Reviews’ file

Drought resistance, water-use efficiency, and yield potential - are they compatible, dissonant, or mutually exclusive?

By A. Blum, 2005

Understanding regulatory networks and engineering for enhanced drought tolerance in plants

By Babu Valliyodan and Henry T Nguyen, 2006

Genomics-based approaches to improve drought tolerance of crops

By Roberto Tuberosa and Silvio Salvi, 2006

Sahelian Droughts: A Partial Agronomic Solution

By Anthony E. Hall, 2007

Chemical root to shoot signaling under drought

By Daniel P. Schachtman and Jason Q.D. Goodger, 2008

Phenotypic and genotypic analysis of drought-resistance traits for development of rice cultivars adapted to rainfed environments.

By Akihiko Kamoshita et al., 2008

Vegetative desiccation tolerance: Is it a goldmine for bioengineering crops?

By Otto Toldi, Zoltan Tuba, Peter Scott, 2009

Effective use of water (EUW) and not water-use efficiency (WUE) is the target of crop yield improvement under drought stress.

By A. Blum, 2009

Physical effects of soil drying on roots and crop growth

By Andrew P. Whitmore and W. Richard Whalley, 2009

Summer Drought Survival Strategies and Sustainability of Perennial Temperate Forage Grasses in Mediterranean Areas

By F. Volaire, M. R. Norton and F. Lelièvre, 2009

Desiccation tolerance: From genomics to the field.

By Olivier Leprince and Julia Buitink, 2010

Root elongation, water stress, and mechanical impedance: a review of limiting stresses and beneficial root tip traits

By A. Glyn Bengoughet al., 2011

Root biology and genetic improvement for drought avoidance in rice

By R.P Veeresh et al., 2011

Drought resistance – is it really a complex trait?

By Abraham Blum, 2011