Agave as a model CAM crop system for a warming and drying world

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 6, Issue September, 2015, Pages

  Stewart, J Ryan ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agave; Agriculture; Bioenergy; CAM; Century plant; Stress physiology; Succulent

Indexed keywords

EID: 84942879055     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00684     Document Type: Review

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