Improving water use in crop production

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 363, Issue 1491, 2008, Pages 639-658

  Morison, J I L ^a   Baker, N R ^a   Mullineaux, P M ^a   Davies, W J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crop physiology; Crop productivity; Drought; Irrigation; Water; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; DROUGHT; IRRIGATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE;

CARBON; WATER;

ADAPTATION; AGRICULTURE; CROP; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TRANSGENIC PLANT; WATER SUPPLY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AGRICULTURE; CARBON; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; PLANTS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; WATER; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 40949137339     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2007.2175     Document Type: Review

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