To grow or not to grow: A stressful decision for plants

Plant Science

Volumn 229, Issue , 2014, Pages 247-261

  Dolferus, Rudy ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abiotic stress; Cereals; Crop yield; Hormone regulation; Plant development; Senescence

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PLANT; PLANT DEVELOPMENT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANTS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84908576263     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: 18732259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2014.10.002     Document Type: Review

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