Publications by authors named "Tesfaye Mitiku"
Article Synopsis
- Drought stress significantly limits crop production in the Sahel region of Africa, prompting researchers to explore genetic variation to enhance the drought tolerance of a sorghum cultivar called Teshale, bred for Ethiopian conditions.
- The study assessed a population created from Teshale and 12 diverse founder lines, revealing that these hybrids exhibited improved traits like higher head exsertion and reduced leaf senescence in drought-prone environments, indicating new resilience mechanisms.
- The research identified 154 quantitative trait loci (QTLs) linked to drought-responsive traits, with many overlapping with previously identified QTLs and suggesting that beneficial alleles from both Teshale and exotic donors could enhance drought resilience and predictive accuracy for grain yield.
