Variability in drought stress response in a panel of 100 faba bean genotypes.

ABSTRACT: Faba bean is an important protein crop for food and feed worldwide and provides a range of advantages in crop rotations. Its limited use in modern agriculture is mainly due to the high fluctuations in yield. A well known limiting factor in most legumes, and particularly in faba bean, is the high sensitivity to water shortage, which is further aggravated by climate change. The present study was undertaken to exploit the genetic variation in drought stress response in a faba bean collection of 100 accessions with diverse origins and to assess selection criteria for identifying drought tolerant genotypes. Physiological, phenological and yield related traits evaluated under drought or water-sufficient conditions responded significantly to the end-terminated drought stress. Comparison of yield

SUBMITTER: Balko C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10499557 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature