A mathematical morphology approach for a qualitative exploration of drought events in space and time [PDF]
, 2020 Drought events occur worldwide and possibly incur severe consequences. Trying to understand and characterize drought events is of considerable importance in order to improve the preparedness for coping with future events.
McCarthy J. +4 more
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Breeding drought tolerant cowpea: constraints, accomplishments, and future prospects [PDF]
, 2009 This review presents an overview of accomplishments on different aspects of cowpea breeding for drought tolerance. Furthermore it provides options to enhance the genetic potential of the crop by minimizing yield loss due to drought stress. Recent efforts
Agbicodo, A.C.M.E. +4 more
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Expression of the CCCH-tandem zinc finger protein gene OsTZF5 under a stress-inducible promoter mitigates the effect of drought stress on rice grain yield under field conditions [PDF]
, 2020 Increasing drought resistance without sacrificing grain yield remains an ongoing challenge in crop improvement. In this study, we report that Oryza sativa CCCH‐tandem zinc finger protein 5 (OsTZF5) can confer drought resistance and increase grain yield ...
Dedicova, Beata +10 more
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Direct and indirect selection on flowering time, water-use efficiency (WUE, δ (13)C), and WUE plasticity to drought in Arabidopsis thaliana. [PDF]
, 2014 Flowering time and water-use efficiency (WUE) are two ecological traits that are important for plant drought response. To understand the evolutionary significance of natural genetic variation in flowering time, WUE, and WUE plasticity to drought in ...
Juenger, Thomas E +3 more
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Developing drought resilience in irrigated agriculture in the face of increasing water scarcity [PDF]
, 2017 In many countries, drought is the natural hazard that causes the greatest agronomic impacts. After recurrent droughts, farmers typically learn from experience and implement changes in management to reduce their future drought risks and impacts.
Holman, Ian P. +2 more
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DroughtScape- Winter 2010 [PDF]
, 2010 USDM Forum Highlights Drought Likely to Ease Research Shows Birds Vulnerable to Drought Drought Recedes in 2009 CA, TX Suffer Impacts from Ongoing Drought NDMC Wishes Ryu Well Conferees Pick SPI for Global Drought ...
Smith, Kelly
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"It never rains in California": constructions of drought as a natural and social phenomenon [PDF]
, 2020 In response to suggestions that, in the West, inaction on climate change is due to climate change’s perceived temporal and spatial distance, we examine how people in California responded to the local influence of climate change in relation to the ...
Abbott +54 more
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The 2010 spring drought reduced primary productivity in southwestern China [PDF]
, 2012 Many parts of the world experience frequent and severe droughts. Summer drought can significantly reduce primary productivity and carbon sequestration capacity. The impacts of spring droughts, however, have received much less attention.
Guo, Huadong +5 more
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Methodology for development of drought Severity-Duration-Frequency (SDF) Curves [PDF]
, 2014 Drought monitoring and early warning are essential elements impacting drought sensitive sectors such as primary production, industrial and consumptive water users.
Abdul Jamil, Muhammad Mahadi +4 more
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Responses of seasonal indicators to extreme droughts in southwest China [PDF]
, 2020 Significant impact of extreme droughts on human society and ecosystem has occurred in many places of the world, for example, Southwest China (SWC). Considerable research concentrated on analyzing causes and effects of droughts in SWC, but few studies ...
Ge, Zhongxi +8 more
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