Survival and recovery of perennial forage grasses under prolonged Mediterranean drought: II. Water status, solute accumulation, abscisic acid concentration and accumulation of dehydrin transcripts in bases of immature leaves

New Phytologist

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 451-460

  Volaire, Florence ^a   Thomas, Henry ^b   Bertagne, Nadia ^a   Bourgeois, Emmanuelle ^a   Gautier, Marie Françoise ^a   Lelièvre, François ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbohydrates; Dactylis glomerata L. (cocksfoot).; Dehydrin; Lolium perenne L. (ryegrass); Osmotic potential

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; GRASS; GROWTH RESPONSE; SURVIVAL;

DACTYLIS GLOMERATA; LOLIUM PERENNE;

EID: 0031795363     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.1998.00287.x     Document Type: Article

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