Evaluation of physiological and morphological basis for drought resistance in maize and sorghum

Includes bibliographical references (leaves 145-171). === Drought stress is often the most limiting factor to maize and sorghum production in the semi-arid areas. This study evaluates the physiological (water relations, gas exchange characteristics, membrane leakage), biochemical (antioxidant protec...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Takele, Abuhay
Other Authors: Farrant, Jill M
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6765