Relationship between carbon isotope discrimination, ash content and grain yield in wheat in the Peninsular Zone of India

Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science

Volumn 192, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 352-362

  Misra, S C ^a   Randive, R ^a   Rao, V S ^a   Sheshshayee, M S ^a,b   Serraj, R ^a,c   Monneveux, P ^a,d  

^a AGHARKAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (India)

^c INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

^d MONTPELLIER SUPAGRO   (France)

Author keywords

Ash content; Carbon isotope discrimination; Post anthesis water stress; Residual soil moisture stress; T. turgidum var. durum L.; Triticum aestivum L.

Indexed keywords

ASH; CARBON ISOTOPE; CROP YIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER STRESS; WHEAT;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TRITICUM TURGIDUM SUBSP. DURUM;

EID: 33748988177     PISSN: 09312250     EISSN: 1439037X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-037X.2006.00225.x     Document Type: Article

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