Characterization of sorghum genotypes for traits related to drought tolerance

Field Crops Research

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 10-18

  Mutava, R N ^a   Prasad, P V V ^a   Tuinstra, M R ^b   Kofoid, K D ^c   Yu, J ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Grain numbers; Grain yield; Harvest index; Leaf temperature; Sorghum; Water stress

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DROUGHT STRESS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HARVESTING; INDEX METHOD; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; MOISTURE; PHENOLOGY; SEMIARID REGION; SORGHUM; TOLERANCE; WEIGHT;

KANSAS; UNITED STATES;

SORGHUM BICOLOR; SORGHUM BICOLOR BICOLOR;

EID: 79957528371     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2011.04.006     Document Type: Article

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