Breeding for adaptation to drought and heat in cowpea |
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Authors: | Anthony E Hall |
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Institution: | Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA |
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Abstract: | Accomplishments in breeding for adaptation to drought and heat are reviewed based upon work with the indeterminate grain legume species cowpea. Plant traits and some crop management methods are examined that influence adaptation to rainfed production in the drought-prone, semiarid tropical Sahelian zone of Africa. Drought escape, drought resistance, delayed-leaf-senescence, and varietal intercrops are examined. In addition, adaptation to the heat that can detrimentally impact irrigated production in the hot, subtropical arid zone of California is evaluated. Heat tolerance during reproductive development, electrolyte leakage, membrane thermostability, some aspects of crop management including date of sowing, and chilling tolerance during emergence including the beneficial effects of a dehydrin protein are considered. Methods for breeding cowpeas with adaptation to drought and heat are described that have been effective. |
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Keywords: | Drought escape Drought resistance Dehydration avoidance Delayed-leaf-senescence Heat resistance Heat tolerance Chilling tolerance Dehydrin protein Electrolyte leakage Membrane thermostability |
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