Heterosis, stress, and the environment: A possible road map towards the general improvement of crop yield

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 64, Issue 16, 2013, Pages 4829-4837

  Blum, Abraham ^a  

^a NONE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Biomass; Flowering; Heterosis; Hormones; Hybrids; Light; Maize; Photosynthesis; Phytochrome; Plant breeding; Plant competition; Sorghum; Source sink; Stress; Temperature; Yield

Indexed keywords

HORMONE; PHYTOCHROME;

ADAPTATION; BIOMASS; BREEDING; CROP; ECOSYSTEM; FLOWERING; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HETEROSIS; HYBRIDS; LIGHT; MAIZE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT COMPETITION; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; REVIEW; SINK; SORGHUM; SOURCE-; STRESS; TEMPERATURE; YIELD.;

BIOMASS; FLOWERING; HETEROSIS; HORMONES; HYBRIDS; LIGHT; MAIZE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOCHROME; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT COMPETITION; SINK; SORGHUM; SOURCE-; STRESS; TEMPERATURE; YIELD.;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BREEDING; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; ECOSYSTEM; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI;

EID: 84891838919     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ert289     Document Type: Review

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