Molecular, physiological and biochemical responses of Theobroma cacao L. genotypes to soil water deficit.

Six months-old seminal plants of 36 cacao genotypes grown under greenhouse conditions were subjected to two soil water regimes (control and drought) to assess, the effects of water deficit on growth, chemical composition and oxidative stress. In the control, soil moisture was maintained near field c...

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Main Authors: Ivanildes C Dos Santos, Alex-Alan Furtado de Almeida, Dário Anhert, Alessandro S da Conceição, Carlos P Pirovani, José L Pires, Raúl René Valle, Virupax C Baligar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4277404?pdf=render