Drought resistance of bermudagrass (Cynodon spp.) ecotypes collected from different climatic zones

Environmental and Experimental Botany

Volumn 85, Issue , 2013, Pages 22-29

  Zhou, Yi ^a   Lambrides, Christopher J ^a   Fukai, Shu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Canopy temperature; Evapotranspiration; Root biomass; Soil water content; Turfgrass

Indexed keywords

BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; CULTIVAR; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; ECOTYPE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GRASS; LYSIMETER; RAINFALL; SOIL WATER; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; SURVIVAL; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER CONTENT;

AUSTRALIA;

CYNODON (ANGIOSPERM); POACEAE;

EID: 84865289832     PISSN: 00988472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2012.07.008     Document Type: Article

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