Proline content of sugar beet storage roots: Response to water deficit and nitrogen fertilization at field conditions

Environmental and Experimental Botany

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 257-267

  Monreal, J A ^a   Jimenez E T ^a   Remesal, E ^a   Morillo Velarde, R ^b   Garcia Maurino S ^a   Echevarria C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b Asociacion de Investigacion Para La Mejora Del Cultivo de La Remolacha Azucarera   (Spain)

Author keywords

Drought stress; Glucose; Proline; Sugar beet

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CROP PLANT; DROUGHT STRESS; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GLUCOSE; NITROGEN; SUGAR BEET;

BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS;

EID: 33847790339     PISSN: 00988472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2006.11.002     Document Type: Article

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