Effect of water restriction on carbohydrate metabolism and photosynthesis in mature maize leaves

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 493-503

  Pelleschi, S ^a   Rocher, J P ^a   Prioul, J L ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT SCIENCES PARIS SACLAY IPS2   (France)

Author keywords

carbohydrate metabolism; invertase; photosynthesis; source; time course; water stress; Zea mays L.

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030956446     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3040.1997.d01-89.x     Document Type: Article

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