Drought tolerance is partly related to amino acid accumulation and ammonia assimilation: A comparative study in two mulberry genotypes differing in drought sensitivity

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 150, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 345-350

  Ramanjulu, S ^a   Sudhakar, C ^a  

^a SRI KRISHNADEVARAYA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Morus alba L. ammonia; nitrogen metabolism; total amino acids; water stress

Indexed keywords

MORUS (PLANT); MORUS ALBA;

EID: 0030963297     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0176-1617(97)80131-9     Document Type: Article

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