Effect of water stress on growth, yield and eco-physiological responses of four tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) cultivars

Journal of the Japanese Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 499-504

  Rahman, S M Lutfor ^a   Nawata, Eiji ^a   Sakuratani, Tetsuo ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Drought tolerance; Photosynthesis; Tomato; Water relation; Yield

Indexed keywords

CULTIVAR; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT GROWTH; STRESS TOLERANCE;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0032970101     PISSN: 18823351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2503/jjshs.68.499     Document Type: Article

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