Molecular and physiological approaches to maize improvement for drought tolerance

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 53, Issue 366, 2002, Pages 13-25

  Bruce, W B ^a   Edmeades, G O ^a   Barker, T C ^a  

^a PIONEER HI BRED INTERNATIONAL INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Drought stress; Harvestable yield; Maize; Spikelet growth

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; BIOMASS; CARBON; CLIMATOLOGY; DROUGHT; GENES; NITROGEN; RAIN; SEED;

GENOMIC TOOLS;

CROPS;

ZEA MAYS;

WATER;

ACCLIMATIZATION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GENOME; MAIZE; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT STEM; REVIEW;

ACCLIMATIZATION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOME, PLANT; PHENOTYPE; PLANT STEMS; SELECTION (GENETICS); WATER; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0036006859     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/53.366.13     Document Type: Review

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