Physiological characterization of 'stay green' mutants in durum wheat

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 54, Issue 386, 2003, Pages 1415-1420

  Spano, G ^a,b   Di Fonzo, N ^a   Perrotta, C ^c   Platani, C ^a   Ronga, G ^a   Lawlor, D W ^d   Napier, J A ^b   Shewry, P R ^b  

^a Exp Institute of Crop Research   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^d ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Photosynthesis; Stay green; Triticum durum; Yield

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); MUTAGENS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SEED;

LEAF SENESCENCE;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

CHLOROPHYLL; NITROGEN;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SEED; WHEAT;

APOPTOSIS; CHLOROPHYLL; MUTATION; NITROGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAVES; SEEDS; TRITICUM;

TRITICUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TRITICUM TURGIDUM SUBSP. DURUM;

EID: 0037725331     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erg150     Document Type: Article

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