Light signals perceived by crop and weed plants

Field Crops Research

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 149-160

  Ballaré, Carlos L ^a   Casal, Jorge J ^a  

^a Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiologicas y Ecologicas   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Cryptochrome; Photomorphogenesis; Phytochrome; Plant density; Shade avoidance; Yield

Indexed keywords

CROP; CRYPTOCHROME; MORPHOGENESIS; PHOTOMORPHOGENESIS; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHYTOCHROME; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT GROWTH; WEEDS;

ECOPHYSIOLOGY; LIGHT; PERCEPTION; PLANT;

EID: 0034084592     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4290(00)00090-3     Document Type: Article

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