%K Roots; Water extraction; Lysimeter; Drought QTL; Water conservation %A V Vadez %A J Kholova %A R S Yadav %A C T Hash %I Springer %V 371 %L icrisat5850 %J Plant and Soil %N 1-2 %P 447-462 %D 2013 %X Intuitively, access to water from the soil at key phenological stages is important for adaptation to drought. This study aimed to assess the temporal pattern of water extraction under terminal drought stress.. %T Small temporal differences in water uptake among varieties of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.) are critical for grain yield under terminal drought