Potential value of traits associated with perennial habit in the development of new oil-seed crops for arid lands. A comparison of Lesquerella fendleri and L. mendocina subjected to water stress

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 373-386

  Ploschuk, E L ^a   Windauer, L ^a   Ravetta, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Biomass allocation; Drought; Lesquerella; Perennials; Reproductive costs; Water stress; WUE

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMIC TRAIT; ARGENTINA; ARID ENVIRONMENT; BIOMASS; CROP IMPROVEMENT; DAY LENGTH; DOMESTICATION; FLOWERING; PLANT BREEDING; REPRODUCTIVE DEVELOPMENT; SOWING; VEGETABLE OIL; VEGETATIVE GROWTH; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER STRESS; WATER USE;

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; ARID REGION; PLANT BREEDING; VEGETABLE OIL; WATER STRESS;

LESQUERELLA; LESQUERELLA FENDLERI; LESQUERELLA MENDOCINA;

EID: 0034940603     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.2000.0670     Document Type: Article

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