Root system plasticity to drought influences grain yield in bread wheat

Euphytica

Volumn 186, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 219-232

  Ehdaie, Bahman ^a   Layne, Andrew P ^a   Waines, J Giles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass allocation; Deep roots; Drought intensity; Shallow roots; Triticumaestivum

Indexed keywords

PAVON; SECALE CEREALE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84861473623     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: 15735060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10681-011-0585-9     Document Type: Article

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