Kernel δ18O reflects changes in apical dominance and plant transpiration in tropical maize

Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science

Volumn 203, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 277-285

  Cabrera Bosquet, L ^a,b   Grieder, C ^a,c   Alvarez Prado, S ^b   Sanchez C ^a   Araus, J L ^a,d  

^a INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER CIMMYT   (Mexico)

^b UMR 759 LEPSE   (France)

^c AGROSCOPE RECKENHOLZ TÄNIKON RESEARCH STATION ART   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

detasseling; drought; oxygen isotopes; source sink

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; APICAL DOMINANCE; CROP YIELD; DROUGHT STRESS; MAIZE; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; SOURCE-SINK DYNAMICS; TRADE-OFF; TRANSPIRATION; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER STRESS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 85010583682     PISSN: 09312250     EISSN: 1439037X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jac.12196     Document Type: Article

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