Growth, yield and aerenchyma formation of sweet and multipurpose sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) as affected by flooding at different growth stages

Australian Journal of Crop Science

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 954-965

  Promkhambut, A ^a   Polthanee, A ^a   Akkasaeng, C ^a   Younger, A ^b  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerenchyma; Flooding; Multipurpose sorghum; Nodal root; Sweet sorghum

Indexed keywords

SORGHUM BICOLOR;

EID: 80052910427     PISSN: 18352693     EISSN: 18352707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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