Betaine Improves Freezing Tolerance in Wheat

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1194-1202

  Allard, France ^a   Houde, Mario ^a   Kröl, Marianna ^b   Ivanov, Alexander ^b   Huner, Norman P A ^b   Sarhan, Fathey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

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EID: 0000711466     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pcp.a029320     Document Type: Article

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