Enhancing Wheat Drought Tolerance with Somaclonal Variation

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This study, conducted at PMAS Arid Agriculture University in Pakistan between 2008 and 2010, focused on investigating somaclonal variation in wheat to enhance drought tolerance. Tissue culture was used as a method to introduce genetic variability, with PEG-6000 employed in the media to select drought-tolerant explants. The research utilized wheat GA-2002 and observed that R1 somaclones exhibited less severe drought symptoms and higher leaf water potential compared to the parent plants. The...