Rajagopal, V.Kasturi Bai, K.V.Naresh Kumar, S.2014-06-102014-06-102007-02-08Plantation crops research and development in the new millennium 2002 p-30-35http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2630Drought is major constraint for crop producing in plantation crops under rainfed conditions. in coconut soil water plant relationships have been worked out. In sandy loam soil, water deficit of 110 mm is the critical level at which coconut suffered most due to moisture stress. The drought tolerant characters has been identified by screening the germplasm for specific traits sensitive to stress conditions. The sensitive critical stages to drought stress has been identified in Coconut and Arecanut. The strategies for drought management like conservation of available soil moisture and efficient use of available water resources for higher productivity have been discussed in detail. Development of molecular makers; for such desirable drought tolerant traits is one of the future goals, so as to transfer it into promising genotypes.enArticle