Wild rocket - effect of water deficit on growth, flowering, and attractiveness to pollinators

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B: Soil and Plant Science

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 482-492

  Barbir, Jelena ^a   Dorado, José ^a   Fernández Quintanilla, César ^a   Blanusa, Tijana ^b,c   Maksimovic, Cedo ^d   Badenes Pérez, Francisco R ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS AGRARIAS   (Spain)

^b ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

attractiveness; Diplotaxis tenuifolia; drought stress; plant growth; pollinators; regulated irrigation

Indexed keywords

BRASSICACEAE; DIPLOTAXIS TENUIFOLIA;

EID: 84905817587     PISSN: 09064710     EISSN: 16511913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064710.2014.925575     Document Type: Article

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