Physiological traits contributed to the recent increase in yield potential of winter wheat from Henan Province, China

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 492-504

  Zhou, Bangwei ^a,b   Sanz Sáez, Álvaro ^a,c   Elazab, Abdelhalim ^a   Shen, Tianmin ^b   Sánchez Bragado, Rut ^a   Bort, Jordi ^a   Serret, Maria Dolors ^a   Araus, José Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Henan Tianmin Seed Company Ltd   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon isotopes; Grain yield; Net carbon exchange; Nitrogen content; Yield potential

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; CARBON ISOTOPE; CROP YIELD; CULTIVAR; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; NITROGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY; WHEAT; YIELD RESPONSE;

CHINA; HENAN;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

CARBON;

BIOMASS; CHINA; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; WHEAT;

BIOMASS; CARBON ISOTOPES; CHINA; TRITICUM;

EID: 84900033041     PISSN: 16729072     EISSN: 17447909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jipb.12148     Document Type: Article

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