Analysis of constituents for phenotyping drought tolerance in crop improvement

Frontiers in Physiology

Volumn 3 JUN, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Setter, Tim L ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Abscisic acid; Compatible solutes; Metabolites; Osmotic adjustment; Plant breeding; Water stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866353119     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664042X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2012.00180     Document Type: Article

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