Phenotyping for Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Maize

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 238-249

  Masuka, Benhilda ^a,c   Araus, Jose Luis ^b,c   Das, Biswanath ^c,d   Sonder, Kai ^c,d   Cairns, Jill E ^a,c  

^a CIMMYT   (Zimbabwe)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c ICRAF House ^*  (Kenya)

^d INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER CIMMYT   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Drought; Low nitrogen tolerance; Maize; Phenotyping; Spatial variability

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CROPPING PRACTICE; DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GERMPLASM; MAIZE; NITROGEN; PHENOTYPE; SPATIAL VARIATION;

ADAPTATION; DROUGHT; MAIZE; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SOIL;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; DROUGHTS; NITROGEN; PHENOTYPE; SOIL; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ZEA MAYS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84860226704     PISSN: 16729072     EISSN: 17447909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7909.2012.01118.x     Document Type: Review

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