Physiological responses related to increased grain yield under drought in the first biotechnology-derived drought-tolerant maize

Plant Cell and Environment

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1866-1880

  Nemali, Krishna S ^a   Bonin, Christopher ^b   Dohleman, Frank G ^a   Stephens, Mike ^a   Reeves, William R ^a   Nelson, Donald E ^a   Castiglioni, Paolo ^g   Whitsel, Joy E ^a   Sammons, Bernard ^a   Silady, Rebecca A ^c   Anstrom, Donald ^a   Sharp, Robert E ^d   Patharkar, Osric R ^d   Clay, David ^e   Coffin, Marie ^a   Nemeth, Margaret A ^f   Leibman, Mark E ^a   Luethy, Michael ^a   Lawson, Mark ^a  

^a MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

^b Agrivida   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^e SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Statistical Consultants Plus   (United States)

^g Dow AgroSciences LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

CspB; Ear; Harvest index; Leaf area; Sap flow; Soil water content; Water use; Yield

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; ADAPTATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CROP YIELD; DROUGHT STRESS; INDEX METHOD; LEAF AREA; MAIZE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN; SAP FLOW; SOIL WATER; TOLERANCE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ZEA MAYS;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; COLD-SHOCK PROTEIN CSPB, BACTERIA; SOIL;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; DROUGHT; FOOD GRAIN; GENETICS; MAIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PROCEDURES; SOIL; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DROUGHTS; EDIBLE GRAIN; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SOIL; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84938562883     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: 13653040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pce.12446     Document Type: Article

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