Phenotyping maize for adaptation to drought

The need of a better adaptation of crops to drought is an issue of increasing urgency. However, enhancing the tolerance of maize has therefore proved to be somewhat elusive in terms of plant breeding. In that context, proper phenotyping remains as one of the main factors limiting breeding advance....

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Main Authors: José Luis eAraus, María Dolors eSerret, Greg eEdmeades
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2012.00305/full