Morphological and physiological responses of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) to waterlogging

Asian Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 183-193

  Promkhambut, A ^a   Younger, A ^b   Polthanee, A ^a   Akkasaeng, C ^a  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Longest root length; Nodal root; Photosynthesis; Shoot root; Youngest leaf expansion rate

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954465441     PISSN: 16823974     EISSN: 18125697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajps.2010.183.193     Document Type: Article

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