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DROUGHT STRESS [1 record]

Record 1 2006-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant and Crop Production
DEF

Stress on plant due to lack of water.

CONT

Young primary leaves from rye show freezing tolerance when subjected to both drought stress and cold acclimation conditions whereas barley and oat leaves are much less tolerant after drought stress exposure than after cold acclimation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cultures (Agriculture)
OBS

On écrirait mieux «sècheresse».

OBS

sècheresse : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2006).

Key term(s)
  • stress de sècheresse
  • tension causée par la sècheresse

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Producción vegetal
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