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Sink Source Relations

Sink Source Relations is a physiological construct in crop science that describes the dynamic balance between photosynthetic production (source) and assimilate utilization in growing plant organs (sink), determining the efficiency of biomass allocation and yield formation in cropping systems.

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563

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241

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2017–2026

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153

Seed dry weight response to source–sink manipulations in wheat, maize and soybean: a quantitative reappraisal

Lucas Borrás, Gustavo A. Slafer, María E. Otegui · Field Crops Research · 2003 · 860 citations

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SNF1-related kinases allow plants to tolerate herbivory by allocating carbon to roots

Jens Schwachtje, Peter E. H. Minchin, Sigfried Jahnke et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2006 · 356 citations · Full text

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Manipulation of food resources by a gall-forming aphid: the physiology of sink-source interactions

Katherine C. Larson, Thomas G. Whitham · Oecologia · 1991 · 297 citations

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Flower and fruit abortion in sweet pepper in relation to source and sink strength

L.F.M. Marcelis · Journal of Experimental Botany · 2004 · 253 citations · Full text

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Source—sink relationships and grain mass at different positions within the spike in wheat

Gustavo A. Slafer, Roxana Savin · Field Crops Research · 1994 · 240 citations

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Authors

563

  1. GA
    Gustavo A. Slafer

    Universitat de Lleida, Spain

    7 publications · 1.6K citations

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  2. RS
    Roxana Savin

    Universitat de Lleida, Spain

    5 publications · 568 citations

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  3. XY
    Xinyou Yin

    Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands

    4 publications · 369 citations

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  4. ME
    María E. Otegui

    Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina

    4 publications · 1.3K citations

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  5. EH
    E. Heuvelink

    Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands

    3 publications · 142 citations

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Institutions

241

  1. Universidad de Buenos Aires

    Buenos Aires, Argentina

    11 h-index

    27 publications

    4.6K citations

  2. Universitat de Lleida

    Lleida, Spain

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    815 citations

  3. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas

    Buenos Aires, Argentina

    5 h-index

    12 publications

    846 citations

  4. Wageningen University & Research

    Wageningen, The Netherlands

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    662 citations

  5. University of California, Davis

    Davis, United States

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    300 citations

  6. China Agricultural University

    Beijing, China

    4 h-index

    21 publications

    525 citations

  7. Iowa State University

    Ames, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    129 citations

  8. International Rice Research Institute

    Los Baños, Philippines

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    398 citations

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Venues

  1. Field Crops Research

    21 publications · 2.7K citations

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  2. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

    9 publications · 605 citations

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  3. Crop Science

    7 publications · 394 citations

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  4. Journal of Experimental Botany

    JXB · 7 publications · 482 citations

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  5. Annals of Botany

    6 publications · 263 citations

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