Biomass partitioning, morphology and water status of four alfalfa genotypes submitted to progressive drought and subsequent recovery

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 167, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 114-120

  Erice, Gorka ^a   Louahlia, Saïd ^b   Irigoyen, Juan José ^c   Sanchez Diaz, Manuel ^c   Avice, Jean Christophe ^a  

^a University Caen UMR INRA UCBN 950 Ecophysiologie Végétale   (France)

^b SIDI MOHAMED BEN ABDELLAH UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^c CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Drought; LAR; LWR; SLA

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ALFALFA; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; DROUGHT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF;

BIOMASS; DROUGHTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENOTYPE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; PLANT LEAVES; WATER;

MEDICAGO SATIVA; MOAPA;

EID: 71949088162     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2009.07.016     Document Type: Article

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