Early Season Drought Largely Reduces Grain Yield in Wheat Cultivars with Smaller Root Systems

Early Season Drought Largely Reduces Grain Yield in Wheat Cultivars with Smaller Root Systems

In the Australian grainbelt, early winter rainfall has declined during the last 30 years, and farmers sow their crops dry, increasing the risk of early season drought. This study aimed to examine whether differences in the root systems were associated with tolerance to early season drought. Three wh...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Victoria Figueroa-Bustos, Jairo A. Palta, Yinglong Chen, Kadambot H.M. Siddique
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-08-01
Series:Plants
Subjects:
early season drought
root system size
phenology
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/8/9/305

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