Effect of foliar applications of glycinebetaine on stress tolerance, growth, and yield of spring cereals and summer turnip rape in Finland

Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science

Volumn 176, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 223-234

  Makela P ^a,b   Mantila, J ^a,b   Hinkkanen, R ^a,c   Pehu, E ^a,b   Peltonen Sainio, P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b Department of Plant Production   (Finland)

^c DANISCO A S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Above ground biomass; barley; chlorophyll; drought stress; exogenous application; glycine betaine; leaf area; oats; turnip rape; uptake; wheat; yield

Indexed keywords

AVENA; AVENA SATIVA; BRASSICA; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. RAPA; HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0029803466     PISSN: 09312250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-037X.1996.tb00467.x     Document Type: Article

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