Weak stem under shade reveals the lignin reduction behavior

Shades caused by neighboring tall plants in intercropping systems and weak sunlight are constraints in yield optimization. Shade influences many aspects of plant growth and development, leading to weak stems and susceptibility to lodging. The plant cell wall is composed of certain proteins that allo...

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Main Authors: Sajad Hussain, Nasir Iqbal, Ting PANG, Muhammad Naeem Khan, Wei-guo LIU, Wen-yu YANG
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-03-01
Series:Journal of Integrative Agriculture
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311918621112