Challenges in pea breeding for tolerance to drought: Status and prospects

• Published in: Annals of applied biology Vol. 183; no. 2; pp. 108 - 120
• Main Authors: Bagheri, Maryam, Santos, Carla S., Rubiales, Diego, Vasconcelos, Marta W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.09.2023; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Bioactive compounds; biotechnological approaches; Biotechnology; breeding; Climate change; Crop yield; Cultivars; Drought; Drought resistance; drought stress; drought tolerance; human health; Legumes; marker-assisted selection; Micronutrients; Peas; Pisum sativum; Pisum species; Plant breeding; Water deficit; Water relations; Water scarcity; water shortages; Water use; Water use efficiency

Drought is increasingly frequent in the context of climate change and is considered a major constraint for crop yield. Water scarcity can impair growth, disturb plant water relations and reduce water use efficiency. Pea (Pisum sativum) is a temperate grain legume rich in protein, fibre, micronutrien...