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Root Trait Breeding

Root Trait Breeding is a genetic improvement strategy within cereal breeding that focuses on the selection and manipulation of root system architecture and physiological characteristics to enhance nutrient and water uptake efficiency, stress resilience, and overall crop performance.

101

Publications

6.5K

Citations

548

Authors

180

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

39

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Publications

101

Marker-assisted selection to introgress rice QTLs controlling root traits into an Indian upland rice variety

Katherine A. Steele, Adam H. Price, H. E. Shashidhar et al. · Theoretical and Applied Genetics · 2005 · 381 citations

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Breeding for Drought Resistance in Rice: Physiology and Molecular Genetics Considerations

Henry T. Nguyen, R. Chandra Babu, A. Blum · Crop Science · 1997 · 372 citations

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Identification of QTLs for root characteristics in maize grown in hydroponics and analysis of their overlap with QTLs for grain yield in the field at two water regimes

Roberto Tuberosa, Maria Corinna Sanguineti, Pierangelo Landi et al. · Plant Molecular Biology · 2002 · 352 citations

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Genetic variability of drought-avoidance root traits in the mini-core germplasm collection of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.).

Junichi Kashiwagi, L. Krishnamurthy, Hari D. Upadhyaya et al. · Euphytica · 2005 · 293 citations

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Evaluation of near-isogenic lines of rice introgressed with QTLs for root depth through marker-aided selection

Li Shen, Brigitte Courtois, S. Robin et al. · Theoretical and Applied Genetics · 2001 · 217 citations

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Authors

548

  1. BC
    Brigitte Courtois

    Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement, France

    4 publications · 491 citations

    4

    h-index

  2. JG
    J. G. Waines

    University of California, Riverside, United States

    3 publications · 95 citations

    3

    h-index

  3. HT
    Henry T. Nguyen

    University of Missouri, United States

    3 publications · 568 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. JC
    Jack Christopher

    The University of Queensland, Australia

    3 publications · 261 citations

    3

    h-index

  5. SR
    S. Robin

    Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, India

    3 publications · 307 citations

    3

    h-index

1–5 of 548

Institutions

180

  1. International Rice Research Institute

    Los Baños, Philippines

    7 h-index

    29 publications

    3.8K citations

  2. The University of Western Australia

    Perth, Australia

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    170 citations

  3. China Agricultural University

    Beijing, China

    4 h-index

    22 publications

    2K citations

  4. Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement

    Paris, France

    4 h-index

    13 publications

    1.8K citations

  5. Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology

    Beijing, China

    4 h-index

    12 publications

    445 citations

  6. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

    Canberra, Australia

    4 h-index

    12 publications

    1.2K citations

  7. The University of Queensland

    Brisbane, Australia

    4 h-index

    10 publications

    433 citations

  8. University of California, Riverside

    Riverside, United States

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    251 citations

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Venues

  1. Theoretical and Applied Genetics

    9 publications · 1.6K citations

    9

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  2. Euphytica

    9 publications · 764 citations

    9

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  3. Crop Science

    9 publications · 703 citations

    9

    h-index

  4. Plant and Soil

    5 publications · 317 citations

    5

    h-index

  5. Frontiers in Plant Science

    5 publications · 234 citations

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