Applications of xerophytophysiology in plant production - Partial root drying improves tomato crops

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 7, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 981-988

  Qin, F F ^a,b   Du, F L ^c   Xu, Q C ^a   Wang, R ^d   Shah, R P ^a   Zhao, A H ^e   Li, F M ^f  

^a International Nature Farming Research Center   (Japan)

^b SHANDONG PEANUT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

^c SAAS   (China)

^d QINGDAO AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e Linyi Association for Science and Technology   (China)

^f LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cuticular; Disease; Hysteresis; Osmotic adjustment; Partial root drying (PRD); Photosynthesis; Pressure volume (P V) curve; Stomata; Tomato; Transpiration declining curve; Water stress; Xerophytophysiology

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; OSMOSIS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT ROOT; PRESSURE VOLUME CURVE; TOMATO;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 73949155780     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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