Evaluation of the relative water content and the reduction of 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazoliumchloride as indicators of drought tolerance in spring wheat cultivars

South African Journal of Plant and Soil

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 131-135

  van Heerden, P D R ^a   de Villiers, O T ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Drought stress; Drought tolerance; Relative water content; Triphenyltetrazoliumchloride; Triticum aestivumL

Indexed keywords

EID: 0343528213     PISSN: 02571862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02571862.1996.10634389     Document Type: Article

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