Terminal drought-tolerant pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.] have high leaf ABA and limit transpiration at high vapour pressure deficit

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1431-1440

  Kholová, Jana ^a,b   Hash, C T ^a   Kumar, P Lava ^c   Yadav, Rattan S ^d   Koová, Marie ^b   Vadez, Vincent ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS ICRISAT   (India)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^d ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ABA; Pearl millet; Terminal drought stress; Transpiration efficiency; Transpiration rate; Vapour pressure deficit

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID;

ARTICLE; DROUGHT; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PEARL MILLET; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; VAPOR PRESSURE;

ABSCISIC ACID; DROUGHTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; PENNISETUM; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT TRANSPIRATION; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; VAPOR PRESSURE;

PENNISETUM GLAUCUM;

EID: 77949363065     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erq013     Document Type: Article

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