Natural variation and genetic constraints on drought tolerance

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 274-281

  Juenger, Thomas E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ADAPTATION; ARABIDOPSIS; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CROP; DROUGHT; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; REVIEW; SOIL;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ARABIDOPSIS; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; DROUGHTS; GENETIC VARIATION; MODELS, GENETIC; PHENOTYPE; PLANTS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; SELECTION, GENETIC; SOIL; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; WATER;

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 84878996560     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2013.02.001     Document Type: Review

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