Drought adaptation of stay-green sorghum is associated with canopy development, leaf anatomy, root growth, and water uptake

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 65, Issue 21, 2014, Pages 6251-6263

  Borrell, Andrew K ^a   Mullet, John E ^b   George Jaeggli, Barbara ^c   Van Oosterom, Erik J ^a   Hammer, Graeme L ^a   Klein, Patricia E ^b   Jordan, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Hermitage Research Station   (Australia)

Author keywords

Canopy development; Crop water use; Drought adaptation; Leaf anatomy; Root architecture; Sorghum; Stay green

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ADAPTATION; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; BIOMASS; DROUGHT; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; SORGHUM;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; BIOMASS; DROUGHTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT TRANSPIRATION; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; SEEDS; SORGHUM; WATER;

EID: 84921296789     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eru232     Document Type: Article

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