Application of mutation breeding in creation of climate resilient cereal crops

Abstract

In a global climate change scenario crop varieties with increased tolerance to drought, heat and other abiotic stresses are needed. So far, at the Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops many different studies for testing the existing varieties to these stresses were performed, but there was no breeding program for active development of tolerant varieties. Using mutation breeding we will try to develop wheat and barley varieties with incorporated drought and heat tolerance in order to be more adaptive to the changing climate.