Chlorophyll concentration in leaves is an indicator of potato tuber yield in water-shortage conditions

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 168, Issue , 2014, Pages 202-209

  Ramirez D A ^a   Yactayo, W ^a   Gutierrez R ^a   Mares, V ^a   De Mendiburu, F ^a,b   Posadas, A ^a   Quiroz, R ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL POTATO CENTER   (Peru)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AGRARIA LA MOLINA   (Peru)

Author keywords

Deficit irrigation; Drought; Partial root zone drying; Senescence; Solanum tuberosum; Stay green

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894308449     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2014.01.036     Document Type: Article

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