Root cortical aerenchyma improves the drought tolerance of maize (Zea mays L.) - ZHU, JINMING; BROWN, KATHLEEN M; LYNCH, JONATHAN P (Plant, cell and environment, 2010)
Keywords: aerenchyma; anatomy & histology; Biological and medical sciences; Biomass; corn; drought; drought tolerance; Droughts; drying; flowering; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; greenhouses; growth & development; inbred lines; leaves; metabolism; physiology; Plant Roots; Plant Roots - anatomy & histology; Plant Roots - growth & development; Plant Roots - physiology; Plant Shoots; Plant Shoots - growth & development; Plant Transpiration; root growth; root respiration; rooting; soil; soil water content; Water; Water - metabolism; water content; water stress; yield; yields; Zea mays; Zea mays - growth & development; Zea mays - physiology; Monocotyledones; Zea mays; Root; Growth; Soil moisture; Plant ecology; Tolerance; Aerenchyma; root growth; Cereal crop; root respiration; Gramineae; Drought resistance; Angiospermae; yield; soil water content; Spermatophyta; Respiration; Drought