Wheat germ agglutinin (WGA) gene expression and ABA accumulation in the developing embryos of wheat (Triticum aestivum) in response to drought

Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 145-150

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

^a GURU NANAK DEV UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0034016513     PISSN: 01676903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006317302405     Document Type: Article

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