Breeding cereals for mediterranean conditions: Ecophysiological clues for biotechnology application

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 129-141

  Laraus, J ^a   Bort, J ^a   Steduto, P ^b   Villegas, D ^c   Royo, C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b ISTITUTO AGRONOMICO MEDITERRANEO   (Italy)

^c IRTA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carbon isotope discrimination; Harvest index; Marker assisted selection; Photosynthesis; Transformation; Transpiration efficiency; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CEREAL; CROP IMPROVEMENT; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; PLANT BREEDING;

EID: 0038581962     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.2003.tb00238.x     Document Type: Review

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