leaf area, root architecture .ie deep rooted plants, presence of cuticular wax  on leave and stem 

sugarcane yield components, such as stalk number, stalk height, stalk diameter and stalk weight ,,,these are important traits for drought tolerant in sugarcane 

Sugarcane is a crop which already having high resistance to drought and flood or  . Heat. You have to see the literature and think again before proceed.

The trait of how sugarcane interacts with particular types of beneficial bacteria that offer benefits such as enhanced tolerance to abiotic stresses of host plants should be important as well, and need to be studied and developed. See attached paper.

We are working in a similar field where our objective is to develop transgenic sugarcane resistant to water deficit stress. See the attached paper. Hope it is of use.

There are many important traits for sugar cane like; total dissolved solids (TDS), relative water content, osmotic adjustment, net assimilation rate , peroxidase ...etc

I agree with you, Luis. Some traits are negatively associated with other traits. The plan to improve a specific trait needs to be cautiously evaluated and researched to know whether other traits might be negatively impacted.

In broad sense root and shoot traits should be considered. Root traits including root architecture, depth of growth, volume, number of root branches and angel of branching are some of the phynotypic traits that should be considered. Shoot traits including branching, leaf area, shoot dry weight or aboveground biomass, formation of cuticles on leaf surface, stomatal count (as this relates with transpiration) etc are some of the important parameters you should look after.

Thank You all the participants for providing valuable suggestion and article attached and hope these will be part effectively with my research. Thanks again.