Quantitative Evaluation of the Trade-Off Growth Strategies of Maize Leaves under Different Drought Severities
The leaf is one of the most drought-sensitive plant organs. Investigating how leaf traits change and their trade-off growth during a drought would contribute to developing targeted drought-resistance measures. We investigated changes in five key maize leaf traits (leaf area, dry mass, effective numb...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-07-01
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| Series: | Water |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/13/13/1852 |