Cereal drought adaptation strategies
1 University of Carthage, LR20-INRAT-02, Field Crop, National Agricultural Research Institute of Tunisia.
2 Laboratory, Ariana 2049, Tunisia, National Agronomic Institute of Tunisia, University of Carthage, LR14AGR01, Genetic and Cereal Breeding Laboratory, Tunis 1082, Tunisia.
# These authors equally contributed joint first authors.
Review Article
GSC Advanced Research and Reviews, 2023, 17(01), 001–010.
Article DOI: 10.30574/gscarr.2023.17.1.0225
Publication history:
Received on 23August 2022; revised on 14 September 2023; accepted on 16 September 2023
Abstract:
Water stress prevents all cropping systems from reaching their production potential. This stress is likely to be amplified by increased climate variability. Cereals, food crops and staple foods for most of the world's population are significantly affected by drought. By 2050, grain production must increase by about 70% to meet global food needs. However, current studies of adaptive strategies to mitigate the effects of water stress remain limited. Varietal adaptation and the development of new ones, as well as the adoption of appropriate cropping practices, are among the solutions being considered. To reinforce and support these approaches, new ecological and natural methods, including the use of biostimulants, could be adopted for efficient management of production systems and to limit yield losses under stress conditions. In this context, this review focuses on the main cereal adaptation strategies to drought.
Keywords:
Adaptation; Cereals; Drought; Management
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