Comparison of flag leaf and ear photosynthesis with biomass and grain yield of durum wheat under various water conditions and genotypes

Agronomie

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 19-28

  Abbad, Hanane ^a   El Jaafari, Samir ^b   Bort, Jordi ^c   Araus, Jose Luis ^c  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES   (Morocco)

^b MOULAY ISMAIL UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Drought; Durum wheat; Ear; Flag leaf; Photosynthesis; Yield

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CROP YIELD; GENOTYPE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; WATER AVAILABILITY;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TRITICUM TURGIDUM SUBSP. DURUM;

EID: 1542380443     PISSN: 02495627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/agro:2003056     Document Type: Article

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