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Genetic variation in tolerance to the osmotic stress component of salinity stress in durum wheat

Date

Authors

James, Richard A

von Caemmerer, Susanne

Condon, Anthony G

Zwart, Alexander B

Munns, Rana Ellen

Publisher

CSIRO Publishing

Abstract

Salinity affects plant growth by the osmotic stress of the salt around the roots as well as by toxicity caused by excessive accumulation of salt in leaves. The aim of this study was to determine whether there is significant genetic variation in tolerance

Keywords

Keywords: Genes; Growth kinetics; Osmosis; Photosynthesis; Salinity measurement; Stomatal conductance; Triticum turgidum; Grain (agricultural product); crop yield; genetic variation; growth rate; osmosis; photosynthesis; salinity tolerance; stomatal conductance; wh Growth; Osmotic tolerance; Photosynthesis; Stomatal conductance; Triticum turgidum

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/58353

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Functional Plant Biology

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1071/FP07234

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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