Effects of prolonged restriction in water supply on photosynthesis, shoot development and storage root yield in sweet potato

Physiologia Plantarum

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 99-109

  Van Heerden, Philippus Daniel Riekert ^a,c   Laurie, Robert ^b  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN SUGARCANE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLOROPHYLL; WATER;

ARTICLE; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; SWEET POTATO;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLOROPHYLL; IPOMOEA BATATAS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT ROOTS; WATER;

IPOMOEA BATATAS;

EID: 49749097598     PISSN: 00319317     EISSN: 13993054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3054.2008.01111.x     Document Type: Article

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