Root system ideotypes: what is the potential for breeding drought-tolerant grapevine rootstocks?

Abstract excerpt

Adaptation to drought is one of the most important challenges for agriculture. The root system, along with its integration with the soil, is fundamental in conferring drought tolerance. At the same time, it is extremely challenging to study. The result is that investigations aimed at increasing crop drought tolerance have mainly focused on above-ground traits, especially for perennial species. In this review, we...

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• Adaptation, Physiological
• Droughts
• Phenotype
• Plant Breeding
• Plant Roots