Leaf senescence and carbon isotope discrimination in durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) under severe drought conditions

Cereal Research Communications

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 71-80

  Hafsi, M ^a   Akhter, J ^b   Monneveux, P ^c  

^a FERHAT ABBAS UNIVERSITY   (Algeria)

^b NUCLEAR INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURE AND BIOLOGY NIAB   (Pakistan)

^c INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER CIMMYT   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Carbon isotope discrimination; Drought; Durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.); Senescence

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TRITICUM TURGIDUM SUBSP. DURUM;

EID: 33947148558     PISSN: 01333720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/CRC.35.2007.1.9     Document Type: Article

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