2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride reduction as a measure of drought tolerance and heat tolerance in cotton

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 93, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 431-433

  De Ronde, J A ^a   Van Der Mescht, A ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

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