Partitioning of assimilates to deeper roots is associated with cooler canopies and increased yield under drought in wheat

Functional Plant Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 147-156

  Lopes, Marta S ^a   Reynolds, Matthew P ^a  

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

Author keywords

Adaptation; Canopy temperature; Carbon isotope discrimination; Grain filling; Water soluble carbohydrates

Indexed keywords

CANOPY TEMPERATURE; CARBON ISOTOPE DISCRIMINATION; CHARACTERISATION; DROUGHT STRESS; GRAIN FILLING; MORPHIC; ROOT DRY WEIGHT; ROOT MASS; ROOTING DEPTHS; TRANSPIRATION RATES; WATER REGIME; WATER-SOLUBLE CARBOHYDRATES;

CARBOHYDRATES; COOLING SYSTEMS; DROUGHT; FORESTRY; GENE EXPRESSION; ISOTOPES; REMOTE SENSING;

GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT);

ADAPTATION; CANOPY; CARBOHYDRATE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CROP YIELD; DEHYDRATION; DROUGHT; GENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; REMOTE SENSING; WATER DEPTH; WHEAT;

BABAX; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 77649105249     PISSN: 14454408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/FP09121     Document Type: Article

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