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Arabidopsis leucine-rich repeat extensin (LRX) proteins modify cell wall composition and influence plant growth

(2015) Christian Draeger et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

LeasyScan: a novel concept combining 3D imaging and lysimetry for high-throughput phenotyping of traits controlling plant water budget

(2015) Vincent Vadez et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

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(2015) K. Aparna et al.   PLANT BIOLOGY

Prioritization of candidate genes in “QTL-hotspot” region for drought tolerance in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)

(2015) Sandip M Kale et al.   Scientific Reports

Genomics-assisted breeding for drought tolerance in chickpea

(2014) Mahendar Thudi et al.   FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY

Modelling the effect of plant water use traits on yield and stay-green expression in sorghum

(2014) Jana Kholov� et al.   FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY

Drought adaptation of stay-green sorghum is associated with canopy development, leaf anatomy, root growth, and water uptake

(2014) Andrew K. Borrell et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Transpiration efficiency: new insights into an old story

(2014) Vincent Vadez et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Genotyping-by-sequencing based intra-specific genetic map refines a ‘‘QTL-hotspot” region for drought tolerance in chickpea

(2014) Deepa Jaganathan et al.   MOLECULAR GENETICS AND GENOMICS

A Hydraulic Model Is Compatible with Rapid Changes in Leaf Elongation under Fluctuating Evaporative Demand and Soil Water Status

(2014) C. F. Caldeira et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Water: the most important ‘molecular’ component of water stress tolerance research

(2013) Vincent Vadez et al.   FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY

Sensing the environment: key roles of membrane-localized kinases in plant perception and response to abiotic stress

(2013) Yuriko Osakabe et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Genetic dissection of drought tolerance in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)

(2013) Rajeev K. Varshney et al.   THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS

Modelling possible benefits of root related traits to enhance terminal drought adaptation of chickpea

(2012) V. Vadez et al.   FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

Water saving traits co-map with a major terminal drought tolerance quantitative trait locus in pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.]

(2012) Jana Kholová et al.   MOLECULAR BREEDING

Phenotyping Chickpeas and Pigeonpeas for Adaptation to Drought

(2012) H. D. Upadhyaya et al.   Frontiers in Physiology

Chickpea genotypes contrasting for seed yield under terminal drought stress in the field differ for traits related to the control of water use

(2011) Mainassara Zaman-Allah et al.   FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY

A conservative pattern of water use, rather than deep or profuse rooting, is critical for the terminal drought tolerance of chickpea

(2011) Mainassara Zaman-Allah et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Sources of tolerance to terminal drought in the chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) minicore germplasm

(2010) L. Krishnamurthy et al.   FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

Physiology and biophysics of plant ligand-gated ion channels

(2010) P. Dietrich et al.   PLANT BIOLOGY

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Constitutive water-conserving mechanisms are correlated with the terminal drought tolerance of pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.]

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The 2-oxoglutarate/malate translocator mediates amino acid and storage protein biosynthesis in pea embryos

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