Sensitivity of root and leaf water status in maize (Zea mays) subjected to mild soil dryness

Australian Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 307-316

  Schmidhalter, U ^a   Burucs, Z ^a,b   Camp, K H ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PANNONIA   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARLA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031864196     PISSN: 03107841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PP97047     Document Type: Article

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