An early transient water deficit reduces flower number and pod production but increases seed size in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)

Crop and Pasture Science

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 481-487

  Fang, X W ^a,b   Turner, N C ^a   Li, F M ^b   Siddique, K H M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

flower abortion; flower production; photosynthesis; pod abortion; pod set; relative water content; seed growth rate; seed yield.

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; CULTIVAR; DROUGHT STRESS; FLOWER; GROWTH; LEGUME; PHENOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SEED PRODUCTION; SEED SIZE; SOIL WATER; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER CONTENT; YIELD RESPONSE;

CICER ARIETINUM;

EID: 79960211581     PISSN: 18360947     EISSN: 18365795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/CP10349     Document Type: Conference Paper

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