Alternate partial root-zone irrigation reduces bundle-sheath cell leakage to CO 2 and enhances photosynthetic capacity in maize leaves

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1145-1153

  Wang, Zhenchang ^a,b   Kang, Shaozhong ^c   Jensen, Christian R ^b   Liu, Fulai ^b  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Alternate partial root zone irrigation; bundle sheath cell leakage; carbon isotope discrimination; maize; photosynthetic capacity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); MAIZE; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; VASCULAR BUNDLE (PLANT);

AGRICULTURAL IRRIGATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT VASCULAR BUNDLE; ZEA MAYS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84863169209     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/err331     Document Type: Article

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