Root cortical burden influences drought tolerance in maize

Annals of Botany

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 429-437

  Jaramillo, Raúl E ^a   Nord, Eric A ^a   Chimungu, Joseph G ^a   Brown, Kathleen M ^a   Lynch, Jonathan P ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

aerenchyma; cortex; drought; respiration; Root; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

CARBON; WATER;

ADAPTATION; BIOMASS; DROUGHT STRESS; IRRIGATION; MAIZE; MESOCOSM; METABOLISM; NUTRIENT CYCLING; RECOMBINATION; RESPIRATION; ROOT; TOLERANCE;

AERENCHYMA; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BREATHING; CELL RESPIRATION; CORTEX; DROUGHT; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MAIZE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; ROOT; SOIL; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AERENCHYMA; CORTEX; DROUGHT; RESPIRATION; ROOT; ZEA MAYS;

BIOMASS; CARBON; CELL RESPIRATION; DROUGHTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT SHOOTS; PLANT TRANSPIRATION; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SOIL; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; WATER; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84880278874     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mct069     Document Type: Article

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