Consequences of early chilling stress in two Triticum species: Plastic responses and adaptive significance

Plant Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 641-651

  Valluru, R ^a   Link, J ^a   Claupein, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chilling stress; Developmental patterns; Morphological variation; Plasticity costs; Reserve carbohydrates; Triticum spp

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CARBOHYDRATE; DIVERGENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FITNESS; FLOWERING; GROWTH MODELING; GROWTH RATE; MORPHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SELECTION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WHEAT;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; COLD; FLOWER; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; SEEDLING; WHEAT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; COLD TEMPERATURE; FLOWERS; PHENOTYPE; PLANT LEAVES; SEEDLING; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TRITICUM;

CERES; TRITICUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TRITICUM MONOCOCCUM; TRITICUM TURGIDUM SUBSP. DICOCCUM;

EID: 84862200091     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: 14388677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.2011.00540.x     Document Type: Article

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