Development of RAPD markers associated with drought tolerance in bread wheat (Triticum Aestivum) [electronic resource].

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Wheat (Triticum aestivum) is the most important strategic cereal crop for the majority of the world populations. It is the most important staple food for about two billion people (36% of the world population). It exceeds in acreage and production than other grain crops (including rice, maize, etc.). Wheat is an edible grain, one of the oldest and most important of the cereal crops in Egypt. The annual consumption of wheat grains in Egypt is about 12.4 million tons, while the annual local production is about 8.52 million tons/ 1.32 million hectare in 2008/2009 (The Agricultural Economics and Statistics Department, Ministry of Agriculture, Egypt (2009). Though grown under a wide range of climates and soils, wheat is the best adapted crop to regions with rainfall between 300 and 900 mm.

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