Floral transitions in wheat and barley: Interactions between photoperiod, abiotic stresses, and nutrient status

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 68, Issue 7, 2017, Pages 1399-1410

  Gol, Leonard ^a   Tomé, Filipa ^a,b,c   Von Korff, Maria ^a,b,c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR PLANT BREEDING RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Heinrich Heine Universität and Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences   (Germany)

Author keywords

Abiotic stress; Barley; Floral transition; Floret development; Nutrient; Photoperiod; Wheat

Indexed keywords

FLOWER; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HORDEUM; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; REPRODUCTION; SHOOT; WHEAT;

FLOWERS; HORDEUM; PHOTOPERIOD; PLANT SHOOTS; REPRODUCTION; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TRITICUM;

EID: 85020225177     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erx055     Document Type: Review

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