Developing drought tolerant crops: Hopes and challenges in an exciting journey

Functional Plant Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2014, Pages v-vi

  Vadez, Vincent ^a   Palta, Jairo ^b   Berger, Jens ^c  

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

^b BCSIRO Agricultural Productivity Flagship   (Australia)

^c CCSIRO Plant Industry ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

crop modelling; cross cutting issues; InterDrought; phenotyping; plant hydraulics.

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL MODELING; CROP IMPROVEMENT; CULTIVAR; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; FOOD PRODUCTION; GENOTYPE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; PHENOTYPE; ROOT SYSTEM; WATER SUPPLY;

AUSTRALIA; PERTH [WESTERN AUSTRALIA]; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84907662234     PISSN: 14454408     EISSN: 14454416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/FPv41n11_FO     Document Type: Conference Paper

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