Plant Isotope Signatures: For Crop traits
Hanumantharao, Bindumadhava / Prasad, T. G. / Sharma, Navin
In crop plants grain yield is dependent on biomass which in-turn determined by the total water use and its efficiency (WUE). Therefore in a crop improvement programme, it is always useful to identify genotypes where WUE is high despite relatively high transpiration. Such genotypes will be more productive by virtue of better biomass accumulation. This monogram highlights the importance of determining genetic variability in WUE and transpiration...