Proline metabolism during dehydration in two mulberry genotypes with contrasting drought tolerance

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 81-85

  Ramanjulu, S ^a   Sudhakar, C ^b  

^a SRI KRISHNADEVARAYA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Chlorophyll stability; Drought tolerance; Morus alba L.; Proline metabolism; Quaternary ammonium compounds

Indexed keywords

MORUS (PLANT); MORUS ALBA;

EID: 0033865549     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0176-1617(00)80139-X     Document Type: Article

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