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ReviewMolecular biology reports2024

Breeding for water-use efficiency in wheat: progress, challenges and prospects.

Aqsa Hafeez, Shehzad Ali, Muhammad Ammar Javed, Rashid Iqbal, Muhammad Nauman Khan, Fatih Çiğ, Ayman El Sabagh, Turki Abujamel, Steve Harakeh, Sezai Ercisli and 1 more

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Review in Molecular biology reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
9.6field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Evaluating Drought Tolerance inInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 7 institutions in 3 countries.

Aqsa HafeezDepartment of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, 45320, Pakistan. aqsahafeez@bs.qau.edu.pk.
Shehzad AliDepartment of Environmental Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, 45320, Pakistan.
Muhammad Ammar JavedInstitute of Industrial Biotechnology, Government College University, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan.
Rashid IqbalDepartment of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63000, Pakistan.
Muhammad Nauman KhanDepartment of Botany, Islamia College Peshawar, Peshawar, 25120, Pakistan.
Fatih ÇiğDepartment of Field Crops, Faculty of Agriculture, Siirt University, Siirt, 56100, Turkey.
Ayman El SabaghDepartment of Field Crops, Faculty of Agriculture, Siirt University, Siirt, 56100, Turkey.
Turki AbujamelVaccines and Immunotherapy Unit, King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia.
Steve HarakehKing Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia.
Sezai ErcisliDepartment of Horticulture, Agricultural Faculty, Ataturk University, Erzurum, 25240, Türkiye.
Baber AliDepartment of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, 45320, Pakistan. baberali@bs.qau.edu.pk.
Quaid-i-Azam University · PKKing Abdulaziz University · SASiirt Üniversitesi · TRAtatürk University · TRGovernment College University, Lahore · PKIslamia University of Bahawalpur · PKUniversity of Peshawar · PK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Drought poses a significant challenge to wheat production globally, leading to substantial yield losses and affecting various agronomic and physiological traits. The genetic route offers potential solutions to improve water-use efficiency (WUE) in wheat and mitigate the negative impacts of drought stress. Breeding for drought tolerance involves selecting desirable plants such as efficient water usage, deep root systems, delayed senescence, and late wilting point. Biomarkers, automated and high-throughput techniques, and QTL genes are crucial in enhancing breeding strategies and developing wheat varieties with improved resilience to water scarcity. Moreover, the role of root system architecture (RSA) in water-use efficiency is vital, as roots play a key role in nutrient and water uptake. Genetic engineering techniques offer promising avenues to introduce desirable RSA traits in wheat to enhance drought tolerance. These technologies enable targeted modifications in DNA sequences, facilitating the development of drought-tolerant wheat germplasm. The article highlighted the techniques that could play a role in mitigating drought stress in wheat.

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TriticumWaterDroughtsPhenotypePlant BreedingWaterDroughtGenetic engineeringPlant breedingRoot architecture

Identifiers

PMID38517566
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