Five ways to stay green

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 51, Issue SPEC. ISS., 2000, Pages 329-337

  Thomas, Howard ^a   Howarth, Catherine J ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll; Drought; Leaf senescence; Mutant; Pear l millet; Productivity; QTL; Sorghum; Stay green; Transgenic

Indexed keywords

LILIOPSIDA; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 0033975905     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jexbot/51.suppl_1.329     Document Type: Article

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