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Genotypic variation in the responses of Brassica species to water deficit

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

A. Kumar ,
D. P. Singh  and
P. Singh
A. Kumar
Affiliation:
National Agricultural Research Project, Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, India
D. P. Singh
Affiliation:
National Agricultural Research Project, Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, India
P. Singh
Affiliation:
National Agricultural Research Project, Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, India
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The problem of drought presents a challenge to plant breeders as breeding is a major method by which yield improvement can be obtained in drought-prone areas. The plant responses to drought and the nature of drought resistance have received the attention of several workers (Kozlowski, 1968; Kramer, 1969; Levitt, 1972). There are reports in the literature which show that yield and drought resistance are controlled by separate genetic entities. Breeding thus requires identification of definite drought resistance attributes and their transfer to high-yielding and agronomically acceptable cultivars.

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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 109 , Issue 3 , December 1987 , pp. 615 - 618
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1987

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