What are the breeding methods of abiotic stresses?

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Mathieu A.T. Ayenan

Hi Houtan,

Here is a material to start with

Article Accelerating Breeding for Heat Tolerance in Tomato (Solanum ...

K. Chattopadhyay

Generally abiotic stress tolerance such as drought or salinity is controlled by polygenes or QTLs. Therefore, early generation selection may not be effective. It is always suggesed for bulk followed by pedigree method of selection for such traits.