Cassava Response to Water Deficit in Deep Pots: Root and Shoot Growth, ABA, and Carbohydrate Reserves in Stems, Leaves and Storage Roots

Tropical Plant Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 199-209

  Duque, Luis O ^a   Setter, Tim L ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Abscisic acid; Drought; Partitioning; Total non structural carbohydrates

Indexed keywords

MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 84889064353     PISSN: 19359756     EISSN: 19359764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12042-013-9131-3     Document Type: Article

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