Change of water use efficiency and its relation with root system growth in wheat evolution

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 47, Issue 22, 2002, Pages 1879-1883

  Zhang, Suiqi ^a   Shan, Lun ^a   Deng, Xiping ^a  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Evolution; Root system growth; Water use efficiency; Winter wheat

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DROUGHT; EVOLUTION; FIELD EXPERIMENT; GENOTYPE; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); PLANT WATER USE; PLOIDY; ROOT GROWTH; ROOT LENGTH; ROOT SYSTEM; SHOOT GROWTH; SOIL; WATER TREATMENT; WHEAT;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0036856626     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/02tb9411     Document Type: Article

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