Effect of high temperatures, drought and aluminum toxicity on root growth of tropical maize (Zea Mays L.) seedlings

Maydica

Volumn 55, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 249-260

  Trachsel, S ^a   Stamp, P ^b   Hund, A ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aluminum; Desiccation; Heat; Root growth; Root morphology; Zea mays L

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79952386487     PISSN: 00256153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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