Importance of pre-anthesis anther sink strength for maintenance of grain number during reproductive stage water stress in wheat

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 926-942

  Ji, Xuemei ^a   Shiran, Behrouz ^a   Wan, Jianlin ^a   Lewis, David C ^a   Jenkins, Colin L D ^a   Condon, Anthony G ^a   Richards, Richard A ^a   Dolferus, Rudy ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cell wall invertase; Cereals; Drought tolerance; Germplasm; Pollen sterility; Tapetum; Young microspore

Indexed keywords

FRUCTAN; STARCH; SUCROSE;

BIOACCUMULATION; CARBOHYDRATE; CYTOLOGY; DROUGHT STRESS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC VARIATION; GERMPLASM; SPORE; WHEAT;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; DEHYDRATION; FLOWER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL; WHEAT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; DEHYDRATION; FLOWERS; FRUCTANS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; ORGAN SIZE; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEEDS; STARCH; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SUCROSE; TRITICUM;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 77649154552     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: 13653040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2010.02130.x     Document Type: Article

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