Physiological traits used in the breeding of new cultivars for water-scarce environments

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 80, Issue 1-3 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 197-211

  Richards, Richard A ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breeding; Drought; Harvest index; Phenology; Transpiration efficiency; Water use; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; DROUGHT; HARVESTING; PHYSIOLOGY; WATER; WATER RESOURCES;

BREEDING; HARVEST INDEX; PHENOLOGY; TRANSPIRATION EFFICIENCY; WATER-USE; WATER-USE EFFICIENCY;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

AGRICULTURE; DROUGHT; HARVESTING; PLANTS (BOTANY); WATER RESOURCES;

RESOURCE SCARCITY; SELECTIVE BREEDING; WATER MANAGEMENT;

AGRICULTURE; DROUGHT; HARVESTING; PLANTS; WATER RESOURCES;

EID: 31544465463     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2005.07.013     Document Type: Conference Paper

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