Barley yield in water-stress conditions. The influence of precocity, osmotic adjustment and stomatal conductance

Field Crops Research

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 23-34

  González, Agueda ^a   Martín, Isaura ^b   Ayerbe, Luis ^b  

^a Serv de Invest Agraria   (Spain)

^b INIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Barley; Drought; Osmotic adjustment; Precocity; Stomatal conductance

Indexed keywords

BARLEY; BIOTIC FACTOR; WATER STRESS; YIELD RESPONSE;

HORDEUM VULGARE;

EID: 0344654734     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4290(99)00002-7     Document Type: Article

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