Abstract
Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz), a ”miracle of the tropics,” is a critical component of the approaches to alleviate poverty, hunger, and malnutrition and increase livelihood security. Its high inherent photosynthetic efficiency and ability to sustain growth in challenging environments make it a potential food and nutrition security crop. However, water remains the most limiting factor for future cassava production, particularly under anticipated climatic variability. Though cassava is popularized as a drought-tolerant crop, seasonal or intermittent water stress episodes affect cassava productivity by influencing plant growth, storage root yield, and quality. Successful cassava production in drought-prone areas relies on the development of drought-tolerant cultivars along with tailored agronomic practices. We reviewed multi-faceted responses from morphological level to tissue/cell level biochemical changes, root development responses, and storage root quality alterations occurring under drought and potential targets for the future breeding program. This knowledge will pave the way for developing breeding strategies and implementable agronomic methods.
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Abbreviations
- A:
-
Carbon assimilation
- ABA:
-
Abscisic acid
- Cal:
-
Calorie
- CAT:
-
Catalase
- CG:
-
Cyanogenic glycosides
- Ci/Ca :
-
Ratio of internal (Ci) to atmospheric CO2 concentration
- Ca :
-
Leaf internal carbon dioxide concentration
- DAP:
-
Days after planting
- DEGs:
-
Differentially expressed genes
- DIRT:
-
Digital imaging of root traits
- E:
-
Transpiration
- ETR:
-
Electron transfer rate
- FC:
-
Field capacity
- FW:
-
Fresh weight
- g:
-
Gram
- GR:
-
Glutathione reductase
- gs :
-
Stomatal conductance
- h:
-
Hour
- ha:
-
Hectare
- HCN:
-
Hydrogen cyanide
- HI:
-
Harvest index
- K+ :
-
Potassium ion
- kg:
-
Kilogram
- LAI:
-
Leaf area index
- m:
-
Meter
- MAP:
-
Months after planting
- NSC:
-
Nonstructural carbohydrates
- OA:
-
Osmotic adjustment
- PAR:
-
Photosynthetically active radiation
- PCD:
-
Program cell death
- PEPC:
-
Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase
- PSII:
-
Photosystem II
- qP:
-
Photochemical quenching coefficient
- ROS:
-
Reactive oxygen species
- RSA:
-
Root system architecture
- RuBisCO:
-
Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase-oxygenase
- s:
-
Second
- SOD:
-
Superoxide dismutase
- t:
-
Ton
- UN:
-
United Nations
- US$:
-
United States dollars
- WDS:
-
Water-deficit stress
- WP:
-
Water potential
- WUE:
-
Water use efficiency
- ΦPSII:
-
Effective quantum yield
- ICAR:
-
Indian Council of Agricultural Research
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More, S.J., Bardhan, K., Ravi, V. et al. Morphophysiological Responses and Tolerance Mechanisms in Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) Under Drought Stress. J Soil Sci Plant Nutr 23, 71–91 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-023-01127-4
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