Responses of two wheat varieties to sulphur addition and diagnosis of sulphur deficiency

Plant and Soil

Volumn 181, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 317-327

  Zhao, F J ^a   Hawkesford, M J ^b   Warrilow, A G S ^b   McGrath, S P ^a   Clarkson, D T ^b  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

diagnosis; glutathione; N:S ratio; sulphate; sulphur; wheat variety

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0029801713     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00012066     Document Type: Article

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