Responses of early and late potato cultivars to moderate drought conditions: Agronomic parameters and carbon isotope discrimination

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 91-105

  Deblonde, P M K ^a   Haverkort, A J ^b   Ledent, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Solanum tuberosum L.; Stable isotope; Water stress; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0032781978     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1161-0301(99)00019-2     Document Type: Article

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