Drought stress is a major limitation to rainfed rice production and yield stability. Identifying
yield-associated quantitative trait loci (QTLs) that are consistent under drought stress predominant in target
production environments, as well as across different genetic backgrounds, will help to develop high-yielding rice
cultivars suitable for water-limited environments through marker-assisted breeding (MAB). Considerable progress has
been made in mapping QTLs for drought resistance traits in rice; however, few have been successfully used in MAB