Water stress alters the genetic architecture of functional traits associated with drought adaptation in Avena barbata

Evolution

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 702-715

  Sherrard, Mark E ^a   Maherali, Hafiz ^a   Latta, Robert G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Avena barbata; Functional traits; G matrices; Physiological adaptation; Water stress

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; DROUGHT STRESS; FUNCTIONAL CHANGE; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIATION; MONOCOTYLEDON; MORPHOLOGY; NATURAL SELECTION; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; WATER STRESS;

ARTICLE; DROUGHT; EVOLUTION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE;

DROUGHTS; EVOLUTION; GENETIC VARIATION; POACEAE; SELECTION (GENETICS);

AVENA BARBATA;

EID: 60849103080     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2008.00580.x     Document Type: Article

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