Individual and combined effects of transient drought and heat stress on carbon assimilation and seed filling in chickpea

Functional Plant Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1148-1167

  Awasthi, Rashmi ^a   Kaushal, Neeru ^a   Vadez, Vincent ^b   Turner, Neil C ^c   Berger, Jens ^d   Siddique, Kadambot H M ^c   Nayyar, Harsh ^a  

^a PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS ICRISAT   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cicer arietinum; high temperature; seed yield; water stress.

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CROP YIELD; GROWING SEASON; HEAT SHOCK; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LEGUME; SEED; WATER STRESS;

CICER ARIETINUM;

EID: 84907610883     PISSN: 14454408     EISSN: 14454416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/FP13340     Document Type: Conference Paper

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