Comparative performance of the stable isotope signatures of carbon, nitrogen and oxygen in assessing early vigour and grain yield in durum wheat

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 152, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 408-426

  Bort, J ^a   Belhaj, M ^b   Latiri, K ^b   Kehel, Z ^c   Araus, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CARTHAGE   (Tunisia)

^c INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS ICARDA   (Syrian Arab Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BREEDING; CARBON ISOTOPE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; STABLE ISOTOPE; WHEAT; YIELD; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CROP YIELD; CULTIVAR; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; VIGOR;

TRITICUM TURGIDUM SUBSP. DURUM;

EID: 84899740823     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: 14695146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859613000269     Document Type: Article

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