Reduced lateral root branching density improves drought tolerance in maize

Plant Physiology

Volumn 168, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1603-1615

  Zhan, Ai ^a,b   Schneider, Hannah ^b   Lynch, Jonathan P ^b  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

SOIL; WATER;

ADAPTATION; BIOMASS; CHEMISTRY; CROP; DROUGHT; ECOSYSTEM; FLOWER; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; MAIZE; METABOLISM; MICROCLIMATE; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; PLANT STOMA; SOIL;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BIOMASS; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; DROUGHTS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT, CONTROLLED; FLOWERS; GENOTYPE; PHENOTYPE; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT STEMS; PLANT STOMATA; SOIL; WATER; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84939165356     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: 15322548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.15.00187     Document Type: Article

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