Download or read book Drought Frontiers in Rice written by Rachid Serraj and published by World Scientific Publishing Company Incorporated. This book was released on 2009 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes some of the recent advances in the genetics and physiology of drought resistant rice varieties and the integration of highly efficient breeding and genetic analysis techniques with functional genomics. Harnessing recent scientific breakthroughs, Drought Frontiers Project is launched as a major assault on the problem of improving drought resistance in rice. Case studies are discussed to present perspectives on the various multidisciplinary facets of drought resistance in rice, along with the involvement of natural resource management practices and the socioeconomic implications that entail.