Influence of temperature on primary and lateral root growth of sunflower seedlings

Environmental and Experimental Botany

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 135-146

  Seiler, Gerald J ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Branching density; Growth pouch; Helianthus annuus; Helianthus anomalus; Helianthus argophyllus; Helianthus exilis; Helianthus petiolaris; Helianthus praecox; Hypocotyl growth and fresh weight; Number of lateral roots; Root chronology; Root fresh weight

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; GENETIC DIVERSITY; GENOTYPE; HYBRID; ROOTING; SEED DEVELOPMENT; TEMPERATURE;

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GROWTH; ROOT; TEMPERATURE;

HELIANTHUS;

EID: 0031708450     PISSN: 00988472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0098-8472(98)00027-6     Document Type: Article

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