Enhancing drought resilience in durum wheat: effect of root architecture and genotypic performance in semi-arid rainfed regions
Breeding programs could improve grain yield under Algerian, semi-arid conditions, by making crosses between selected landraces with good growth potential under drought and modern cultivars, with high efficiency of biomass conversion into grain, and searching for lines with acceptable agronomic performance, which combine these desirable traits from landraces and modern cultivars, with the presence of shallow and profuse root systems.
Authors
- Ana M. Casas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3484-2655)
- Ridha Boudiar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7094-7035)
- Adel Bachir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-6483-2222)
- Larbi Karkour
- Abdelhamid Mekhlouf
- Ernesto Igartua (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2938-1719)
- Yacine Bekkar
- Meriem Yessaadi
Institutions
- University Ferhat Abbas of Setif (DZ)
- Biotechnology Research Center (IR)
- Estación Experimental de Aula Dei (ES)
- École Nationale Supérieure Agronomique (DZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PeerJ
- Published
- 2025-03-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19096
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.25