Drought Tolerance

Get the latest Drought Tolerance news, research and developments covering crop responses to water scarcity and efforts to maintain yield and productivity under drought conditions. This tag brings together developments in climate-resilient agriculture, crop breeding, plant physiology, soil and water management, and technologies aimed at improving performance in water-limited environments.

Coverage includes drought-tolerant varieties, root architecture, water-use efficiency, genomic selection, marker-assisted breeding, genome editing, stress physiology and precision phenotyping. Researchers are combining genomics, multi-omics, artificial intelligence and speed breeding to address the complex genetic basis of drought response. Recent studies have focused on reproductive-stage resilience in rice, while research in maize has identified a genetic region associated with improved yield stability under water stress.

Find news on resilient crop varieties, breeding programmes, field trials, drought-response genes, irrigation strategies and agricultural adaptation across cereals, pulses and other crops. In India, ICAR-IARI developed the Pusa JG 16 chickpea variety using genomic-assisted breeding, while research programmes continue to develop rice varieties for drought-prone and rainfed environments. Coverage also tracks technologies and management practices that can help farmers maintain production as water availability becomes increasingly variable.