Ambra Viviani & Marco Maccaferri 
Genetics of drought tolerance in cereals [PDF ebook] 

• 1 Introduction: drought stress in cereal crops


• 2 Rice: understanding and optimizing drought tolerance


• 3 Barley: understanding and optimizing drought tolerance


• 4 Durum (tetraploid) wheat: understanding and optimizing drought tolerance


• 5 Bread (hexaploid) wheat: understanding and optimizing drought tolerance


• 6 Sorghum: understanding and optimizing drought tolerance


• 7 Maize: understanding and optimizing drought tolerance


• 8 Conclusion and future trends


• 9 Where to look for further information


• 10 References

Dr Roberto Tuberosa is Professor of Plant Biotechnology and Breeding in the Department of Agriculture and Food Science at the University of Bologna, Italy. Professor Tuberosa is internationally renowned for his genomic studies to dissect the genetic basis of drought resistance in cereals and how to leverage this knowledge toward the release of climate-resilient cultivars. He is on the editorial board of several leading journals, has been involved in many European and international research projects in cereal breeding, represents Europe in the International Crop Science Society (ICSS) and has published over 170 articles as well as edited a number of books. He has organised international congresses on genomics and breeding of cereals under drought conditions and is a member of the scientific board of the Wheat Initiative and of the Plant Stress advisory board. Amongst other honours, Professor Tuberosa has been elected a Fellow of the Crop Society of America.