Stem solidness and its relationship to water-soluble carbohydrates: Association with wheat yield under water deficit

Functional Plant Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 166-174

  Pierre, Carolina Saint ^a   Trethowan, Richard ^b   Reynolds, Matthew ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER CIMMYT   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Drought; Hollow stem; Solid stem; Stem diameter; Stem volume; Triticum

Indexed keywords

HOLLOW STEM; HOLLOW STEMS; STEM DIAMETER; STEM VOLUME; TRITICUM;

CARBOHYDRATES; DROUGHT; PLANTS (BOTANY); WATER CONTENT;

GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT);

CARBOHYDRATE; CROP YIELD; DROUGHT; GENOTYPE; MORPHOLOGY; PLANT WATER RELATIONS; WHEAT;

TRITICUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 77649086370     PISSN: 14454408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/FP09174     Document Type: Article

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