Methods used for the improvement of crop productivity under water stress

Water Stress and Crop Plants: A Sustainable Approach

Volumn 2-2, Issue , 2016, Pages 484-505

  Garcia Sanchez, Francisco ^a   Simon Grao, Silvia ^a   Perez Perez, Juan G ^b   Gimeno, Vicente ^c   Martinez Nicolas, Juan J ^d  

^a RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

^b IMIDA   (Spain)

^c Decanato de Ciencias Agroalimentarias y del Medioambiente   (Dominican Republic)

^d MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Compatible solutes; Crop improvement; PGRs; Water stress; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

CROPS; CULTIVATION; EFFICIENCY; GLOBAL WARMING; IRRIGATION; PLANT SHUTDOWNS; PLANTS (BOTANY); PRODUCTIVITY;

COMPATIBLE SOLUTES; CROP IMPROVEMENT; PGRS; WATER STRESS; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

DROUGHT;

EID: 84984858193     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781119054450.ch29     Document Type: Chapter

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