African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12487

Full Length Research Paper

Involvement of rootstocks and their hydraulic conductance in the drought resistance of grafted rubber trees

An Feng1,2,3*, Kong Lingxue3, Gong Lidan1,2, Wang Zhenhui1,2 and Lin Weifu1,2*
  1Rubber Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Danzhou, Hainan, 571737, P. R. China. 2Key Laboratory of Rubber Biology, Ministry of Agriculture, Danzhou, Hainan, 571737, P. R. China. 3Institute for Technology Research and Innovation, Deakin University, Geelong, Vic 3217, Australia.
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  •  Accepted: 15 July 2011
  •  Published: 30 September 2011