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underlying mechanisms of drought tolerance. The
future contribution of genomics will depend on our
ability to map QTLs and their effective incorporation
in to marker assisted breeding programs. With its far
reaching implications, transgenic approach will have
its role in future as far as engineering drought tolerant
genes is concerned. However this approach can be
used to its full potential only when the transgenic
plants are tested in field conditions. This will allow us
to evaluate the impact of introduced genes under stress
conditions. Functional genomics also hold a tremendous
promise for the future. Yet many efforts are still
needed to further develop these approaches for
making them readily usable by the rice breeders. On a
more realistic note an interdisciplinary and comprehensive
breeding strategy is what required for successful
exploitation of genomics to drought prone environments.
Authors’ Contribution
MAK planned and conducted experiments, analyzed the data
and wrote the the manuscript. The author has read and
approved the final manuscript.
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