Does maintaining green leaf area in sorghum improve yield under drought? II. Dry matter production and yield

Crop Science

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1037-1048

  Borrell, Andrew K ^a   Hammer, Graeme L ^b   Henzell, Robert G ^a  

^a Hermitage Research Station   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BIOMASS; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; DROUGHT STRESS; DRY MATTER; GENETIC TRAIT; GRAIN YIELD; GREEN LEAF AREA; HYBRID; PLANT BREEDING; SENESCENCE; UNITED STATES;

SORGHUM BICOLOR;

EID: 0033837455     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2000.4041037x     Document Type: Article

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