Relationship between grain yield and carbon isotope discrimination in bread wheat under four water regimes

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 231-242

  Monneveux, Philippe ^a   Reynolds, Matthew P ^a   Trethowan, Richard ^a   González Santoyo, Hector ^a   Peña, Roberto J ^a   Zapata, Felipe ^b  

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

^b INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Gm; La; Ci Ca; carbon isotope discrimination in the grain at maturity; CER; CO2 exchange rate; ratio of internal leaf CO2 concentration to ambient CO2 concentration

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; CROP YIELD; DROUGHT STRESS; WHEAT;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

FRAXINUS; TRITICUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 12344298705     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2004.03.001     Document Type: Article

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