Photosynthetic efficiency of wheat under water stress conditions

Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 156-163

  Askraf, Muhammad Yasin ^a,b  

^a Atom Ener Agric Research Centre   (Pakistan)

^b NUCLEAR INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURE AND BIOLOGY NIAB   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Photosynthetic efficiency; Water stress; Wheat

Indexed keywords

NITRATE REDUCTASE; WATER;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENOTYPE; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; STRESS; SWEATING; WHEAT;

EID: 0032431148     PISSN: 00309885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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