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Water stress drastically reduces root growth and inulin yield in Cichorium intybus (var. sativum) independently of photosynthesis

Root chicory (Cichorium intybus var. sativum) is a cash crop cultivated for inulin production in Western Europe. This plant can be exposed to severe water stress during the last 3 months of its 6-month growing period. The aim of this study was to quantify the effect of a progressive decline in water...

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Autores principales: Vandoorne, B., Mathieu, A.-S., Van den Ende, W., Vergauwen, R., Périlleux, C., Javaux, M., Lutts, S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3421980/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22577185
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jxb/ers095