Amelioration of osmotic stress by brassinosteroids on seed germination and seedling growth of three varieties of sorghum

Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 25-31

  Vardhini, B Vidya ^a   Rao, S Seeta Ram ^a  

^a OSMANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Brassinosteroids; Germination; Seedling growth; Sorghum; Water stress

Indexed keywords

ENZYME KINETICS; GROWTH KINETICS; HORMONES; OSMOSIS; PROTEINS; SEED; STRESS ANALYSIS;

GROWTH REGULATORS; OSMOTIC STRESSES;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

EID: 0344584816     PISSN: 01676903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1027303518467     Document Type: Article

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