The effects of drought on sugar beet growth in isolation and in combination with beet yellows virus infection

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 251-261

  Clover, G R G ^a,b   Smith, H G ^a   Azam Ali, S N ^c   Jaggard, K W ^a  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b DEFRA   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEET YELLOWS VIRUS; DROUGHT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT; VIRUS INFECTION; WEIGHT;

CROP PLANT; DROUGHT STRESS; GROWTH; VIRAL DISEASE;

EID: 0032786078     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859699007005     Document Type: Article

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