Coping mechanisms for crop plants in drought-prone environments

Annals of Botany

Volumn 101, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 901-907

  Neumann, Peter M ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

ABA; Conservation; DELLA; Desalination; Drought resistance; Flowering; FT; Growth; IPT; LEA; Root signals; Senescence

Indexed keywords

CROP PLANT; DESALINATION; DROUGHT; FLOWERING; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH RESPONSE; INTROGRESSION; SENESCENCE; SHOOT GROWTH; SIGNALING; WATER AVAILABILITY;

ABSCISIC ACID;

ADAPTATION; DISASTER; FLOWER; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PLANT; PLANT ROOT; REVIEW;

ABSCISIC ACID; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; FLOWERS; NATURAL DISASTERS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS;

EID: 48249153326     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcn018     Document Type: Review

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