Soil Water Effect on Crop Growth, Leaf Gas Exchange, Water and Radiation Use Efficiency of Saccharum SpontaneumL. Ssp. Aegyptiacum(Willd.) Hackel in Semi-arid Mediterranean Environment

Great effort has been placed to identify the most suited bioenergy crop under different environments and management practices, however, there is still need to find new genetic resources for constrained areas. For instance, South Mediterranean area is strongly affected by prolonged drought, high vapour pressure deficit (VPD) and extremely high temperatures during summertime.