Variability of phyllochron, plastochron and rate of increase in height in photoperiod-sensitive Sorghum varieties

Annals of Botany

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 579-594

  Clerget, B ^a   Dingkuhn, M ^b   Goze E ^b   Rattunde, H F W ^a   Ney, B ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS ICRISAT   (Mali)

^b CIRAD   (France)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Phenology; Photoperiod; Phyllochron; Plastochron; Sorghum bicolor; Stem growth

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; DROUGHT STRESS; EMERGENCE; GROWTH RATE; HEIGHT; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; PHENOLOGY; PHOTOPERIOD; SAVANNA; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SORGHUM; SOWING DATE; STEM;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PLANT LEAF; SORGHUM; TIME;

BIOMASS; GENOTYPE; PHOTOPERIOD; PLANT LEAVES; SORGHUM; TIME FACTORS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

AFRICA; BAMAKO; KOULIKORO; MALI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

SORGHUM BICOLOR;

EID: 39749087529     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcm327     Document Type: Article

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