Root anatomical, physiological, and morphological responses to drought stress for tall fescue cultivars

Crop Science

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1017-1022

  Huang, Bingru ^a   Fry, Jack D ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTIVAR; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; PLANT ROOT;

FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA;

EID: 0031847263     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci1998.0011183X003800040022x     Document Type: Article

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