Stay-green traits to improve wheat adaptation in well-watered and water-limited environments

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 67, Issue 17, 2016, Pages 5159-5172

  Christopher, John T ^a   Christopher, Mandy J ^b   Borrell, Andrew K ^a   Fletcher, Susan ^b   Chenu, Karine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Crop adaptation; crop improvement; drought; genotypeenvironment interaction; leaf senescence; phenotyping; stay green; water limitation; wheat

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGING; CROP PRODUCTION; DEHYDRATION; ENVIRONMENT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; WHEAT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AGING; CROP PRODUCTION; DEHYDRATION; ENVIRONMENT; PLANT LEAVES; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; TRITICUM;

EID: 84988353503     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erw276     Document Type: Article

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