Effects of abscisic acid (ABA) on grain filling processes in wheat

Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 187-197

  Ahmadi, A ^a,b   Baker, D A ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

ABA; Grain filling; Water stress; Wheat

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032822850     PISSN: 01676903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006223925694     Document Type: Article

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