Water relations and yield in Azospirillum-inoculated wheat exposed to drought in the field

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 273-281

  Creus, Cecilia M ^a   Sueldo, Rolando J ^a   Barassi, Carlos A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Azospirillum; Drought; Mineral content; Pressure volume curves; Wheat; Yield

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); HARVESTING; MINERALS; WATER ANALYSIS;

WATER POTENTIAL;

FRUITS;

CROP YIELD; DROUGHT STRESS; INOCULATION; RHIZOBACTERIUM; WATER RELATIONS; WHEAT;

AZOSPIRILLUM; AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE; RHIZOBIUM; TRITICUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 2342503869     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/b03-119     Document Type: Article

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