Water deficits uncouple growth from photosynthesis, increase C content, and modify the relationships between C and growth in sink organs

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1715-1729

  Muller, Bertrand ^a   Pantin, Florent ^a   Génard, Michel ^b   Turc, Olivier ^a   Freixes, Sandra ^a   Piques, Maria ^c   Gibon, Yves ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b Domaine Saint Paul   (France)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR PLANT PHYSIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

C metabolism; C signalling; growth; model; sink limitation; source limitation; starch; sugar; water deficit

Indexed keywords

CARBON; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DROUGHT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOIL;

CARBON; DROUGHTS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANTS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOIL; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; WATER;

EID: 79952833100     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erq438     Document Type: Article

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