Exploration for Wild Helianthus Species from the Desert Southwestern USA for Potential Drought Tolerance

Helia

Volumn 29, Issue 45, 2006, Pages 1-10

  Seiler, G J ^a   Gulya, T J ^a   Fredrick Marek, L ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

drought tolerance; exploration; germplasm; sunflower; wild species

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954278203     PISSN: 10181806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2298/hel0645001s     Document Type: Article

References (11)

1. Blanchet, R. and Gelfi, N., 1980. Physiologie végétale caractéres xérophytiques de quelques espéces d'Hélianthus susceptibles d'etre utilisés pour améliorer l'adaptation aux conditions seches du tournesol cultivé (Helianthus annuus L.). C.R. Acad. S.C. Paris T. 290. Serie D. pp. 279-282.
2. Bowers, J. E., 2005. El Nino and displays of spring-flowering annuals in the Mojave and Sonoran deserts. J. Torr. Bot. Soc. 132: 38-49.
3. Gross, B. L., Kane, N. C., Lexar, C., Ludwig, F. and Rosenthal, D. M., 2004. Reconstructing the origin of Helianthus deserticola: Survival and selection on the desert floor. Am. Nat. 164, 145-156.
4. Heiser, C. B., 1958. Three new annual sunflowers (Helianthus) from the southwestern United States. Rhodora 60: 272-283.
5. Heiser, C. B., Smith, D. M., Clevenger, S. B. and Martin, W. C., 1969. The North American sunflower (Helianthus). Mem. Torr. Bot. Club 22:1-218.
6. Ludwig, F., Rosenthal, D. M., Johnston, J. A., Kane, N., Gross, B. L., Lexar, C., Dudley, S. A., Rieseberg, L. H. and Donovan, L. A., 2004. Selection on leaf ecophysiological traits in a desert hybrid Helianthus species and early-generation hybrids. Evolution 58:2682-2692.
7. Nabhan, G. P. and Reichhardt, K. L., 1983. Hopi protection of Helianthus anomalus, a rare sunflower. Southw. Nat. 28:231-235.
8. Nevada Natural Heritage Program., 2001. Helianthus deserticola Rare Plant Data Sheet. http://heritage.nv.gov/atlas/heliadeser.pdf, and http://heritage.nv.gov/atlas/heliadeser.html.
9. Seiler, G. J., 1992. Utilization of wild sunflower species for the improvement of cultivated sunflower. Field Crops Res. 30:195-230.
10. Seiler, G. J. and Cuk, L., 1981. Range extension of Helianthus species (Asteraceae) in Arizona and Utah. Great Basin Nat. 41:393-394.
11. Thompson, T. E., Zimmerman, D. C. and Rogers, C. E., 1981. Wild Helianthus as a genetic resource. Field Crops Res. 4:333-343.