Review Article

Drought Tolerance in Wheat

Table 3

Research scenario of physiological traits under drought stress in wheat.

TraitsReference

Physiological
 Stomata closure[16]
 Cell wall integrity[16]
 Synthesis of metabolites[16]
 Oxidative stress[16]
 Photosynthesis[16, 45, 62, 115]
 Turgor pressure[64, 71]
 CO2 concentration [30, 46, 73, 84]
 Growth rate[92]
 Osmotic adjustment [21, 42, 62, 81, 88, 89, 97]
 Stomata conductance[62]
 Relative water content[26, 110]
 Membrane integrity [36, 72, 102, 119]
 Transpiration [115]
 Water use efficiency[13, 69, 153]
 Transpiration efficiency[121, 124]
 Total biomass[13, 154, 155]
 Alternative oxidase (AOX) [108, 156]