Adaptive Responses of Sugarcane to Waterlogging Stress: An Over View

Sugar Tech

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 325-338

  Gomathi, R ^a   Gururaja Rao, P N ^a   Chandran, K ^a   Selvi, A ^a  

^a SUGARCANE BREEDING INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Aerenchyma; ANP s; Gene expression; Stress response; Sugarcane; Waterlogging

Indexed keywords

EID: 84943197761     PISSN: 09721525     EISSN: 09740740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12355-014-0319-0     Document Type: Review

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