Green revolution ‘stumbles’ in a dry environment: Dwarf wheat with <i>Rht</i> genes fails to produce higher grain yield than taller plants under drought
Satyvaldy Jatayev, Igor Sukhikh, Valeriya Vavilova, S. É. Smolenskaya, Н. П. Гончаров, Akhylbek Kurishbayev, Lyudmila Zotova, Aiman Absattarova, Dauren Serikbay, Yin‐Gang Hu, Nikolai Borisjuk, N. K. Gupta, Bertus Jacobs, Stephan de Groot, Francois Koekemoer, Badr Alharthi, Katso Lethola, Dan T. Cu, Carly Schramm, Peter Anderson, Colin L. D. Jenkins, Kathleen L. Soole, Yuri Shavrukov, Peter Langridge
Abstract
In dry conditions, tall and fast‐growing wheat plants with good tolerance to drought may offer higher grain yields than ‘Green revolution’ wheat.
Topics & Concepts
AgronomyYield (engineering)Green RevolutionGrain yieldDrought toleranceDry matterBiologyDrought resistanceEnvironmental scienceAgricultureMaterials scienceEcologyMetallurgyCrop Yield and Soil FertilityWheat and Barley Genetics and PathologyGenetics and Plant Breeding