Response of shoot growth and transpiration to soil drying in sugarcane

Plant and Soil

Volumn 207, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 59-65

  Nable, Ross O ^a   Robertson, Michael J ^a   Berthelsen, Suzanne ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Plant available water; Shoot growth; Soil drying; Sorghum; Sugarcane; Transpiration

Indexed keywords

AVAILABLE WATER CAPACITY; GROWTH RESPONSE; SHOOT GROWTH; SOIL WATER; SUGAR CANE; TRANSPIRATION;

ARUNDINARIA; SACCHARUM; SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR; SORGHUM BICOLOR;

EID: 0032433935     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004469417374     Document Type: Article

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