Shoot growth, root growth and resource capture under limiting water and N supply for two cultivars of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.)

Plant and Soil

Volumn 371, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 281-297

  Kerbiriou, P J ^a   Stomph, T J ^a   Van Der Putten, P E L ^a   Lammerts Van Bueren, E T ^a   Struik, P C ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Drought; Lactuca sativa; Lettuce; Nitrate; Resource capture; Resource use efficiency; Root system architecture

Indexed keywords

CULTIVAR; DROUGHT; DROUGHT STRESS; NITRATE; NITROGEN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; RESOURCE USE; ROOT SYSTEM; SHOOT; VEGETATION COVER; WATER AVAILABILITY;

LACTUCA; LACTUCA SATIVA;

EID: 84884817704     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-013-1672-6     Document Type: Article

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