Root system architecture: opportunities and constraints for genetic improvement of crops

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 474-481

  de Dorlodot, Sophie ^a   Forster, Brian ^b   Pagès, Loïc ^c   Price, Adam ^d   Tuberosa, Roberto ^e   Draye, Xavier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c Domaine Saint Paul   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BREEDING; CROP; GENETICS; GENOMICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; REVIEW;

BREEDING; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; GENOMICS; MODELS, GENETIC; PLANT ROOTS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI;

ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 34848831163     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2007.08.012     Document Type: Review

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