Contribution of Crop Models to Adaptation in Wheat

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 472-490

  Chenu, Karine ^a   Porter, John Roy ^b   Martre, Pierre ^c   Basso, Bruno ^d   Chapman, Scott Cameron ^e   Ewert, Frank ^f   Bindi, Marco ^g   Asseng, Senthold ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c UMR 759 LEPSE   (France)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e CSIRO   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^g UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^h University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CROP; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; THEORETICAL MODEL; WHEAT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; TRITICUM;

EID: 85017336739     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2017.02.003     Document Type: Review

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