Dr. LVY Weerarathne
Exploring ways and means to strike a balance between drought avoidance and tolerance mechanisms for increased water- use efficiency and yield of two selected crop species under imposed drought conditions
Duration
Co-Investigators
Profs. B Marambe, LK Weerasinghe, and Dr. Nuwan De Silva
Principle Investigator / Team Leader
Dr. LVY Weerarathne
Project Aim:
To compare and contrast the agro-morphological and physiological (and genetic) responses of designated drought resistant potato (three-imported) and paddy (five-local) varieties across their key phenological growth stages under an imposed drought condition in two different pot trials in one growing season.
