Abstract
Tolerance to abiotic stress is an important agronomic trait in crops and is controlled by many genes/quantitative trait loci (QTLs). As abiotic stresses significantly affect grain yield, it is necessary to combat these stresses to minimize yield losses. The current status of the study of abiotic stress tolerance suggests the general role of some regulatory factors in the environmental adaptation mechanisms; therefore, it is also possible to find some common QTLs/genes influencing more than one type of stress at a time. Identification of these factors will not only contribute to the understanding of plant biology but also to achieve stable crop production around the world through breeding approaches. Recent functional genomics technologies have become the most useful tool for the understanding of tolerance to various abiotic stresses and the genetic enhancement of various crops is being carried out by through transfer of QTLs/genes using different approaches like marker assisted selection (MAS) genetic engineering. In view of the impressive progress in these areas in recent years, integration of biotechnological approaches like molecular breeding with conventional breeding should be the major emphasis to hasten the development of crops that are more tolerant to different abiotic stresses.
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Rao, G.J.N., Reddy, J.N., Variar, M., Mahender, A. (2016). Molecular Breeding to Improve Plant Resistance to Abiotic Stresses. In: Al-Khayri, J., Jain, S., Johnson, D. (eds) Advances in Plant Breeding Strategies: Agronomic, Abiotic and Biotic Stress Traits. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22518-0_8
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