Photosynthesis of spring wheat (triticum aestivum) in rainfed ecology of pakistan

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 44, 2010, Pages 7495-7503

  Ahmed, Mukhtar ^a   Fayyaz ul Hassan, ^a   Aslam, M ^b   Akram, Mustazhar Nasib ^a   Aslam, M Aqeel ^a  

^a PMAS ARID AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b Ministry of Food Agriculture & Livestock Pakistan   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Environment; Photosynthesis; Stomatal conductance; Transpiration; Wheat

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; RAIN;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GENOTYPE; GRAIN YIELD; MOISTURE; NONHUMAN; PAKISTAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT ECOLOGY; SPRING WHEAT; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; TEMPERATURE; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER LOSS;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 78549288465     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/ajb10.968     Document Type: Article

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