One Hundred Candidate Genes and Their Roles in Drought and Salt Tolerance in Wheat.

ABSTRACT: Drought and salinity are major constraints to agriculture. In this review, we present an overview of the global situation and the consequences of drought and salt stress connected to climatic changes. We provide a list of possible genetic resources as sources of resistance or tolerant traits, together with the previous studies that focused on transferring genes from the germplasm to cultivated varieties. We explained the morphological and physiological aspects connected to hydric stresses, described the mechanisms that induce tolerance, and discussed the results of the main studies. Finally, we described more than 100 genes associated with tolerance to hydric stresses in the Triticeae. These were divided in agreement with their main function into osmotic adjustment and ionic and red

SUBMITTER: Urbanaviciute I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8232269 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature