Breeding For Drought Tolerance On Groundnut (Arachis Hypogaea L.)

Cul-re111 research i~ivolvcs exanlining tl~lcxlrnr r l l ' pctnotyl~ic varint ion i n resporlsc to droughts of different k i lids i ~~i d c s t i ~l ~l i ~i l i j ~~g thr pliysiological br~sis for this variation.l h ~* findirlp!; of tlii s rese;irch can be used to guide sereelling processes for sl~vri l i c ;~tl:~l~tiit ion to droughts likely to occur i n rice-based croppil~p sy~;cc*tns.Early drought may increase yields.'Ill i c ~~l~enc~~ncsca~ any hc rxl~loi t etl i r i pre-rice systems o r where a limited amotttlt of i r r i g ~~t ion is nvailal)lr.