Effect of foliar application of glycinebetaine on yield components of drought-stressed tobacco plants

Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 345-352

  Agboma, P C ^a   Peltonen Sainio, P ^a   Hinkkanen, R ^b   Pehu, E ^a  

^a Department of Plant Production ^*  (Finland)

^b DANISCO A S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; TABACUM;

EID: 0030855117     PISSN: 00144797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0014479797003062     Document Type: Article

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