Dry Matter Partitioning Of Bean Phaseolus Vulgaris L And Cowpea Vigna Unguiculata L Walp Under Water Deficit Conditions

Introduction; Literature review; Taxonomy of the grain legumes; Biological structure and growth habit; Photosynthesis and sink demand; Phloem loading; Interorgan transport; Phloem Unloading; Water stress and Photosynthesis; Rate and duration of seed filling; Water stress effects on the translocation of assimilates; Growth and physiology of stressed tissues; Turgor maintenance; Materials and methods; Field studies; Glasshouse studies; Influence of water stress on yield and yield components of cowpea and beans grown under field and glasshouse conditions; Plant and fruit water status; Photosynthesis and water stress; Water stress and translocation; Partitioning of dry matter; Leaf area index (LAI) and net assimilation rate (NAR); Pod and seed growth rate and duration; Anatomical study of vascular system of the funiculus and seed coat of beans plants.