Heat-stress-induced reproductive failures in chickpea (Cicer arietinum) are associated with impaired sucrose metabolism in leaves and anthers

Functional Plant Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1334-1349

  Kaushal, Neeru ^a   Awasthi, Rashmi ^a   Gupta, Kriti ^a   Gaur, Pooran ^b   Siddique, Kadambot H M ^c   Nayyar, Harsh ^a  

^a PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b International Crop Research Institute for Semiarid Tropics (ICRISAT)   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

high temperature; pollen function; sucrose.

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CROP YIELD; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENOTYPE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HEATING; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INHIBITION; INJURY; LEAF; LEGUME; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLEN; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SUCROSE;

EID: 84887901417     PISSN: 14454408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/FP13082     Document Type: Article

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