The maintenance of photosynthetic electron transport in relation to osmotic adjustment in durum wheat cultivars differing in drought resistance

Plant Science

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 127-133

  Flagella, Z ^a   Campanile, R G ^b   Ronga, G ^b   Stoppelli, M C ^b   Pastore, D ^c   De Caro, A ^a   Di Fonzo, N ^b  

^a Facoltà di Agraria di Foggia   (Italy)

^b Ist Sperim per la Cerealicoltura   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll fluorescence; Durum wheat; Osmotic adjustment; Photosynthetic electron transport; Water stress

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ARTICLE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; OSMOSIS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAF; WATER CONTENT; WHEAT;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TRITICUM TURGIDUM SUBSP. DURUM;

EID: 0030590156     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-9452(96)04433-0     Document Type: Article

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