Effect of summer irrigation on seasonal changes in taproot reserves and the expression of winter dormancy/activity in four contrasting lucerne cultivars

Crop and Pasture Science

Volumn 61, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 873-884

  Pembleton, K G ^a   Cunningham, S M ^b   Volenec, J J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

alfalfa; cultivar performance; drought stress; fall dormancy; water deficit.

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; AGRONOMY; ALFALFA; CROP YIELD; CULTIVAR; DROUGHT STRESS; GENOTYPE; IRRIGATION; PROTEIN; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; WATER STRESS; WINTER;

AUSTRALIA; TASMANIA;

MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 78149438690     PISSN: 18360947     EISSN: 18365795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/CP10030     Document Type: Article

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