Improving water-use efficiency by decreasing stomatal conductance and transpiration rate to maintain higher ear photosynthetic rate in drought-resistant wheat

• Published in: The Crop journal Vol. 5; no. 3; pp. 231 - 239
• Main Authors: Li, Yuping, Li, Hongbin, Li, Yuanyuan, Zhang, Suiqi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.06.2017; KeAi Communications Co., Ltd
• Subjects: Drought resistance; Ear photosynthesis; Stomatal structure; Water use efficiency; Wheat; Water use efficiency; Ear photosynthesis; Drought resistance; Wheat; Stomatal structure

In wheat, the ear is one of the main photosynthetic contributors to grain filling under drought stress conditions. In order to determine the relationship between stomatal characteristics and plant drought resistance, photosynthetic and stomatal characteristics and water use efficiency (WUE) were stu...