Physiology and productivity of sugarcane with early and mid-season water deficit

Field Crops Research

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 211-227

  Robertson, M J ^a   Inman Bamber, N G ^a   Muchow, R C ^a   Wood, A W ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b CSR Limited   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biomass; Drought; Partitioning; Sucrose; Sugarcane; Yield

Indexed keywords

PHYSIOLOGY; PRODUCTIVITY; SUGAR CANE; WATER STRESS; YIELD;

AUSTRALIA; AYR; QUEENSLAND;

ARUNDINARIA; SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR;

EID: 0032779063     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4290(99)00042-8     Document Type: Article

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