The apparent behaviour of maize and sorghum stomata during and after drought

Glover, J. (1959) The apparent behaviour of maize and sorghum stomata during and after drought. Journal of Agricultural Science, 53 (3). 412-416 .

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Abstract

Maize stomata are shown to be markedly affected by severe drought lasting about a week or more, in that they do not recover their apparent pattern of normal behaviour after the water supply to the plant is restored, although the leaves regain their turgidity and seem normal. On the other hand, sorghum stomata recover well from severe drought lasting 14 days and their recovery follows fairly closely behind the restoration of turgidity to the leaves. It is suggested that this difference in ability of stomata to recover from severe drought in some measure accounts for the superiority of sorghum as a grain crop in dry regions

Item Type: Article
Author Affiliation: East African Agriculture and Forestry Research Organization, Muguga, Kenya
Subjects: Atmosperic Science > Climatology
Divisions: Maize
Sorghum
Depositing User: Ms K Syamalamba
Date Deposited: 01 Mar 2012 04:45
Last Modified: 01 Mar 2012 04:45
Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0021859600020839
URI: http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/3354

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