Short-term effects of elevated atmospheric CO2 on root dynamics of water-stressed maize

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1037-1041

  Zong, Yuzheng ^a,b   Shangguan, Zhouping ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon; Drought; Nitrogen; Root

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; DROUGHT; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC STRESS; PLANT ROOT; ROOT MORPHOLOGY; WATER STRESS;

EID: 84880590832     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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