Cold tolerance of maize seedlings as determined by root morphology and photosynthetic traits

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 178-185

  Hund, Andreas ^a   Fracheboud, Yvan ^b   Soldati, Alberto ^a   Stamp, Peter ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chilling; Chlorophyll content; Chlorophyll fluorescence; Cold tolerance; Corn; Primary root; Root morphology; Seminal root; Soil temperature; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; COLD TOLERANCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROPPING PRACTICE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GENOTYPE; MAIZE; ROOT; SOIL TEMPERATURE;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 39049152516     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2007.07.003     Document Type: Article

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