Comparison of Salt and Drought-Stress Effects on Maize Growth and Yield Formation with Regard to Acid Invertase Activity in the Kernels

Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science

Volumn 201, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 353-367

  Hutsch B W ^a   Jung, S ^a   Schubert, S ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acid invertase; Assimilate availability; Drought stress; Maize; Salinity; Yield formation

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; GROWTH RESPONSE; HYBRID; LEAF AREA; MAIZE; MATURATION; METABOLISM; PIONEER SPECIES; POLLINATION; SALINITY; TRANSPIRATION;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84940546131     PISSN: 09312250     EISSN: 1439037X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jac.12111     Document Type: Article

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