Drought-induced increase in wheat germ agglutinin (WGA) accumulation in developing wheat embryos appears to be independent of ABA

Australian Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 787-791

  Bhaglal, Priya ^a   Singh, Prabhjeet ^a   Bhullar, S S ^a  

^a GURU NANAK DEV UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Abscisic acid; Drought stress; Triticum aestivum; Wheat germ agglutinin

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0033381514     PISSN: 03107841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PP99038     Document Type: Article

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