Interactive effect of water and nitrogen regimes on plant growth, root traits and water status of old and modern durum wheat genotypes

Planta

Volumn 244, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 125-144

  Elazab, Abdelhalim ^a   Serret, María Dolors ^a   Araus, José Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Lysimeters; Roots structure; Stable carbon isotopes composition; Triticum turgidum L. var durum; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NITROGEN; SOIL; WATER;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMASS; CHEMISTRY; DROUGHT; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STRUCTURES; SEASON; SOIL; TEMPERATURE; WHEAT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMASS; CARBON ISOTOPES; DROUGHTS; GENOTYPE; NITROGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT COMPONENTS, AERIAL; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT TRANSPIRATION; SEASONS; SOIL; TEMPERATURE; TRITICUM; WATER;

EID: 84961202364     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: 14322048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00425-016-2500-z     Document Type: Article

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