Table 4.
Drought tolerant cultivars of some important field crops developed by different research institutes through conventional breeding.
| Research Institute | Crop | Cultivar/line | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) | Common beans | SEA-5 | Singh et al., 2001 |
| Common beans | SEA-13 | Singh et al., 2001 | |
| Common beans | A-195 | Singh et al., 2007 | |
| International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) | Chickpea | Flip 87-59C | Singh et al., 1996 |
| Barley | Giza-126 | Noaman et al., 1995 | |
| International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) | Peanut | ICGV-87354 | Reddy et al., 2001 |
| Montana Agricultural Research Station, United States | Wheat | Willow Creek | Cash et al., 2009 |
| Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station, United States | Wheat | Ripper | Haley et al., 2007 |
| Wheat | Prairie Red | Quick et al., 2001 | |
| Nebraska Agricultural Experimental Station, United States | Wheat | NE01643 | Baenziger et al., 2008 |
| Agricultural Research Station, Giza, Egypt | Barley | Giza-2000 | Noaman et al., 2007 |
| International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) | Maize | 16 inbred lines | Badu-Apraku and Yallou, 2009 |