Prospects for crop production under drought: Research priorities and future directions

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 147, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 211-226

  Parry, M A J ^a   Flexas, J ^b   Medrano, H ^b  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Breeding; Crop physiology; Drought; Irrigation; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CROP PRODUCTION; DROUGHT; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

EID: 30444441160     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.2005.00032.x     Document Type: Review

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