A DNA-based method for studying root responses to drought in field-grown wheat genotypes

Scientific Reports

Volumn 3, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Huang, Chun Y ^a   Kuchel, Haydn ^b   Edwards, James ^b   Hall, Sharla ^a   Parent, Boris ^a   Eckermann, Paul ^a   Herdina, ^c   Hartley, Diana M ^d   Langridge, Peter ^a   McKay, Alan C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b Australian Grain Technologies   (Australia)

^c SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; SOIL; WATER;

ADAPTATION; BIOMASS; CROP; DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENT; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; PHENOTYPE; PLANT ROOT; SOIL; WHEAT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BIOMASS; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; DNA; DROUGHTS; ENVIRONMENT; GENOTYPE; PHENOTYPE; PLANT ROOTS; SOIL; TRITICUM; WATER;

EID: 84887830852     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep03194     Document Type: Article

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