A screening method to identify genetic variation in root growth response to a salinity gradient

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 69-77

  Rahnama, Afrasyab ^a,b   Munns, Rana ^a   Poustini, Kazem ^b   Watt, Michelle ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Architecture; branch; breeding; elongation; selection

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BOTANY; CHEMISTRY; EVALUATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; SALINITY; WHEAT;

BOTANY; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; PLANT ROOTS; SALINITY; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRITICUM;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TRITICUM TURGIDUM; TRITICUM TURGIDUM SUBSP. DURUM;

EID: 78649809557     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erq359     Document Type: Article

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