Friday, 29-05-2026 | 14:34
Horticultural crops are increasingly affected by water stress due to climate change, making the development of stress-tolerant varieties essential. In this study, we evaluated 184 multi-parent advanced generation inter-cross (MAGIC) eggplant lines under water stress conditions, consisting of irrigation at 30% of field capacity. After 21 days of stress, we assessed growth-related traits, water content, plant pigments, and proline content. The MAGIC population showed high variability for water stress tolerance, with several transgressive lines surpassing parental values.
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Friday, 29-05-2026 | 07:31
The Accelerated Crop Improvement (ACI) Program leads the development of ICRISAT’s efforts to improve dryland crop varieties for Africa, Asia, and beyond.The Program employs advanced technologies and innovative approaches to develop improved crop varieties with desirable traits such as increased yield, better nutritional quality, and enhanced resilience to biotic and abiotic stresses.
Friday, 29-05-2026 | 07:34
Horticultural crops are increasingly affected by water stress due to climate change, making the development of stress-tolerant varieties essential. In this study, we evaluated 184 multi-parent advanced generation inter-cross (MAGIC) eggplant lines under water stress conditions, consisting of irrigation at 30% of field capacity. After 21 days of stress, we assessed growth-related traits, water content, plant pigments, and proline content. The MAGIC population showed high variability for water stress tolerance, with several transgressive lines surpassing parental values.
Friday, 29-05-2026 | 07:32
Most economically important crops cannot survive long periods of severe floods. Thus, researchers look to wild plant families with inherent submergence traits. However, most of these wild crops are difficult to study at a genetic level. Scientists at the University of Bayreuth, Germany, reported yellow marshcress (Rorippa islandica) as a breakthrough candidate because of its simple genetic structure and ability to survive submergence. Their findings are published in Plant Physiology.
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