Physiological and molecular implications of multiple abiotic stresses on yield and quality of rice.

Abiotic stresses adversely affect rice yield and productivity, especially under the changing climatic scenario. Exposure to multiple abiotic stresses acting together aggravates these effects. The projected increase in global temperatures, rainfall variability, and salinity will increase the frequency and intensity of multiple abiotic stresses.

Water stress mediated root trait dynamics and identification of microsatellite markers associated with root traits in rice ( L.).

To identify microsatellite markers associated with root traits for drought tolerance in rice ( L.) a study was conducted at Department of Plant Physiology, College of Agriculture, Trivandrum, Kerala Agricultural University. A set of thirty-five rice genotypes were exposed to water stress and evaluated for physio-morphological components as indices of water stress tolerance.