Flag leaf senescence, carbon content and carbon isotope discrimination in durum wheat grown under semi-arid conditions

Cereal Research Communications

Volumn 31, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 161-168

  Hafsi, M ^a   Pfeiffer, W H ^b   Monneveux, P ^b  

^a FERHAT ABBAS UNIVERSITY   (Algeria)

^b INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER CIMMYT   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Carbon content; Carbon isotope discrimination; Durum wheat; Image analysis; Senescence

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TRITICUM TURGIDUM SUBSP. DURUM;

EID: 0037985403     PISSN: 01333720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03543263     Document Type: Article

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