The association of biomass allocation with growth and water use efficiency of two Triticum aestivum cultivars

Australian Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 751-761

  Van Den Boogaard, Riki ^a,b,c   Veneklaas, Erik J ^a,b,d   Lambers, Hans ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS ICARDA   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^c DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^d INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TROPICAL AGRICULTURE CIAT   (Colombia)

Author keywords

biomass allocation; growth; water use efficiency; wheat

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0030481941     PISSN: 03107841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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