Physiological and seed yield responses to water deficits among lentil genotypes from diverse origins

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 903-915

  Shrestha, R ^a,b   Turner, Neil C ^a,c   Siddique, K H M ^a   Turner, D W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b NEPAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Nepal)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Drought; Flower initiation; Green area; Seed number; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; LEGUME; PLANT AND FUNGUS DEVELOPMENT; SEED; WATER SUPPLY; YIELD RESPONSE;

ASIA; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EURASIA; NEPAL; SOUTH ASIA; WEST ASIA;

LENS CULINARIS;

EID: 33747050863     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AR05204     Document Type: Article

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