Field confirmation of genetic variation in soybean transpiration response to vapor pressure deficit and photosynthetic compensation

Field Crops Research

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 85-92

  Gilbert, M E ^a   Holbrook, N M ^a   Zwieniecki, M A ^a   Sadok, W ^b   Sinclair, T R ^c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Drought avoidance; Photosynthesis; Soybean; Stomatal conductance; Transpiration; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

COMPENSATION; CROP YIELD; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; FIELD METHOD; GAS EXCHANGE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT BREEDING; SELECTION; SOIL WATER; SOYBEAN; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; TRANSPIRATION; VAPOR PRESSURE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 79961126753     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2011.06.011     Document Type: Article

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