Biochemical and physiological responses of sugarcane cultivars to soil water deficiencies

For sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) crops, the effects of an environmental stress, especially water deficiency, may cause severe productivity reduction, inferring negatively in the sugarcane industry. The tolerance of two sugarcane cultivars to a lack of water was made by analyzing the levels of the osmo...

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Main Authors: Rafaela Josemara Barbosa Queiroz, Durvalina Maria Mathias dos Santos, Antonio Sergio Ferraudo, Samira Domingues Carlin, Marcelo de Almeida Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2011-08-01
Series:Scientia Agricola
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-90162011000400012