Crop modeling suggests limited transpiration would increase yield of sorghum across drought-prone regions of the United States
Rubí Raymundo,
Greg Mclean,
Sarah Sexton-Bowser
et al.
Abstract:Breeding sorghum to withstand droughts is pivotal to secure crop production in regions vulnerable to water scarcity. Limited transpiration (LT) restricts water demand at high vapor pressure deficit, saving water for use in critical periods later in the growing season. Here we evaluated the hypothesis that LT would increase sorghum grain yield in the United States. We used a process-based crop model, APSIM, which simulates interactions of genotype, environment, and management (G × E × M). In this study, the G c… Show more
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