Biomass production and water use efficiency in perennial grasses during and after drought stress

GCB Bioenergy

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 12-27

  Kørup, Kirsten ^a   Lærke, Poul Erik ^a   Baadsgaard, Helle ^a   Andersen, Mathias N ^a   Kristensen, Kristian ^a   Münnich, Cora ^b   Didion, Thomas ^c   Jensen, Erik Steen ^d   Mårtensson, Linda Maria ^d   Jørgensen, Uffe ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b Tinplant Biotechnik und Pflanzenvermehrung GmbH   (Germany)

^c DLF Trifolium AS   (Denmark)

^d SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

bio refining; bioenergy; carbon isotopic composition; drought tolerance; dry matter yield; intercepted photosynthetically active radiation; leaf water potential; radiation use efficiency; ratio vegetation index; stomatal conductance

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; BIOMASS; CULTIVATION; EFFICIENCY; FORESTRY; ISOTOPES; REFINING; SOIL MOISTURE; VEGETATION;

BIO-ENERGY; CARBON ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; DROUGHT TOLERANCES; DRY MATTER YIELD; INTERCEPTED PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATIONS; LEAF WATER POTENTIAL; RADIATION USE EFFICIENCY; RATIO VEGETATION INDICES; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE;

DROUGHT;

BIOENERGY; BIOMASS; C3 PLANT; CARBON ISOTOPE; DROUGHT; DRY MATTER; GRASS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LIGHT USE EFFICIENCY; PERENNIAL PLANT; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; VEGETATION INDEX; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

EID: 85021821649     PISSN: 17571693     EISSN: 17571707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcbb.12464     Document Type: Article

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