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A reliable laboratory test for drought resistance in crops would be invaluable in breeding programmes. Experience so far has been disappointing, however, due to either a lack of differentiation between genotypes1, or poor correlation between the results of the test and field experience2–4.
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SINGH, T., ASPINALL, D. & PALEG, L. Proline Accumulation and Varietal Adaptability to Drought in Barley: a Potential Metabolic Measure of Drought Resistance. Nature New Biology 236, 188–190 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/newbio236188a0
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