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Drought tolerant species and genotypes of vegetables
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Drought tolerant genotypes/species
References
Tomato
S. habrochaites (EC- 520061), S. pennelli (IIHR 14-1, IIHR 146-2,IIHR383, IIHR 553 , IIHR 555, K-14, EC-130042, EC-104395, Sel-28), S.
pimpinellifoloium (PI-205009, EC- 65992, PanAmerican), S. esculentum
var. cerasiforme, S. hirsutum, S. cheesmanii, S. chilense, S. habrochaites
Rai et al. (2011)
Brinjal
S. microcarpon, S. gilo S. macrosperma, S. integrifolium, Bundelkhand
S. sodomaeum (syn. S. linneanum)
Symonds et al. (2010)
Chilli
C. chinense, C. baccatum var. pendulum, C. eximium  Arka Lohit, IIHR - Sel.-132
Singh (2010)
Potato
S. acaule, S. demissum and S. stenotonum, Alpha, Bintje  Kufri Sheetman
Solanum chacoense,
Arvin and Donnelly (2008)

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