Carbon isotope discrimination, leaf ash content and grain yield in bread and durum wheat grown under full-irrigated conditions

Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science

Volumn 190, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 389-394

  Monneveux, P ^a   Reynolds, M P ^a   Trethowan, R ^a   Pena J ^a   Zapata, F ^a,b  

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

^b INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Ash content; Carbon isotope discrimination; Irrigated conditions; Triticum aestivum L.; Triticum turgidum L. var. durum

Indexed keywords

ASH; CARBON ISOTOPE; CROP YIELD; DROUGHT; IRRIGATION;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

FRAXINUS; TRITICUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TRITICUM TURGIDUM SUBSP. DURUM;

EID: 9644255884     PISSN: 09312250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-037X.2004.00115.x     Document Type: Article

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