Gibberellin A3 reverses the effect of salt stress in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) seedlings by enhancing amylase activity and mobilization of starch in cotyledons

Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 85-90

  Kaur, Satvir ^a   Gupta, Anil K ^a   Kaur, Narinder ^a  

^a PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Amylase activity; Chickpea; Germination; Gibberellic acid; Indole acetic acid; Kinetin; Salt stress

Indexed keywords

CICER ARIETINUM;

EID: 0031736038     PISSN: 01676903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006008711079     Document Type: Article

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