Drought tolerance phenotyping in crops under contrasting target environments: procedures and practices.

Introduction. Comparing target environment characteristics for drought tolerance phenotyping. Site selection criteria. Soil characteristics for establishment of a specific site area. Main steps for a specific site selection and establishment in the field. A specific site selection and establishment case study: Sete Lagoas (Minas Gerais), Janaúba (Minas Gerais) and Teresina (Piauí), Brazil. Procedures for monitoring and controlling water stress for drought tolerance phenotyping. Irrigation scheme selection. Conventional sprinkler system. Localised irrigation system. Linear moving system. Field calibration procedures for water application and distribution. Container setupe for conventional sprinkler and linear moving irrigation systems. Calculation of the uniformity of water distribution. Procedures for the evaluation of applied water depth and distribution. Irrigation water management. Soil moisture measurements on drought tolerance field trials. Crop water requirements in localised systems. Irrigation depth. Measurement of crop water stress. Pehnotyping cereals and legumes for drought tolerance. Structure, maintenance and management of a database and modelling for drought tolerance phenothyping.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	GOMIDE, R. L., DURAES, F. O. M., GUIMARÃES, C. M., ANDRADE, C. de L. T., ALBUQUERQUE, P. E. P., BASTOS, E. A., VIANA, J. H. M., STONE, L. F., MORAIS, O. P., DEL PELOSO, M. J., MAGALHAES, P. C., MORGADO, L. B., OLIVEIRA, A. C.
Other Authors:	REINALDO LUCIO GOMIDE, CNPMS
Format:	Separatas biblioteca
Language:	English eng
Published:	2011
Subjects:	Phenotypes, Fenótipo, Solo, Leguminosa, Seca, Soil,
Online Access:	http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/991639
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