Biomass accumulation in sugarcane: Unravelling the factors underpinning reduced growth phenomena

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 61, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2877-2887

  Van Heerden, Philippus D R ^a   Donaldson, Robin A ^a   Watt, Derek A ^a,b   Singels, Abraham ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN SUGARCANE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Feedback inhibition; Flowering; Lodging; Photosynthesis; Radiation use efficiency; Respiration; Specific leaf nitrogen; Stalk death; Sucrose accumulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; SEASON; SUGARCANE; TEMPERATURE;

BIOMASS; SACCHARUM; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 77954751104     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erq144     Document Type: Article

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