Carbon isotope discrimination of two-rowed and six-rowed barley genotypes under irrigated and non-irrigated field conditions

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 433-441

  Jiang, Qingzhen ^a   Roche, Dominique ^a   Hole, David J ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Awn; Barley; Carbon isotope discrimination; Drought; Irrigation; Yield

Indexed keywords

BARLEY; CARBON ISOTOPE; CROP YIELD; DROUGHT STRESS; GENOTYPE; IRRIGATION; MORPHOLOGY; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

IDAHO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; UTAH;

HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE;

EID: 33845954790     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/p05-217     Document Type: Article

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