Screening for drought tolerance in cultivars of the ornamental genus Tagetes (Asteraceae)
Drought tolerance was evaluated in twelve cultivars of three ornamental Tagetes species (T. patula, T. tenuifolia and T. erecta). A stress treatment was performed by completely stopping watering of plants maintained in controlled greenhouse conditions. After three weeks, several plant growth paramet...
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| Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2016-06-01
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| Series: | PeerJ |
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| Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/2133.pdf |