Screening of drought-tolerant rice landraces using various drought indices in Nepal
Nabin Lamichhane, Urmila Dhami, Sudan Bhandari, Gunanand Pant, Lal Bahadur Thapa, Chandra Prasad Pokhrel, Ram Kailash Prasad Yadav · 2025
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Nabin Lamichhane and co-authors screen rice landraces for drought tolerance in Nepal in a 2025 study. Drought resilient varieties matter more as climate change brings more frequent droughts. Twelve landraces from three climate zones of far west Nepal faced control, intermittent drought, and complete drought treatments. Yield and several drought tolerance indices were measured for each variety.
All varieties lost yield under drought, but losses varied widely. Some landraces from each zone lost significantly more than average, while others held up better. Three varieties stood out with consistently higher tolerance index values. Grouping analyses revealed distinct response patterns, supporting use of many traits together. Readers see local landraces as a reservoir for breeding climate ready rice.
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| CREATOR | Nabin Lamichhane, Urmila Dhami, Sudan Bhandari, Gunanand Pant, Lal Bahadur Thapa, Chandra Prasad Pokhrel, Ram Kailash Prasad Yadav |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 31 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |