Growth response of pea and summer turnip rape to foliar application of glycinebetaine

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B: Soil and Plant Science

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 168-175

  Mäkelä, Pirjo ^a   Kleemola, Jouko ^c   Jokinen, Kari ^b   Mantila, Juha ^a   Pehu, Eija ^a   Peltonen Sainio, Pirjo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b Danisco Finland Oy   (Finland)

^c KEMIRA OYJ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Biomass; Development; Drought stress; Nitrogen uptake; Relative growth rate; Specific leaf area

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA; BRASSICA RAPA; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. RAPA; GLYCINE MAX; NICOTIANA TABACUM; PISUM SATIVUM; SATIVUM; TABACUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0345215159     PISSN: 09064710     EISSN: 16511913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064719709362457     Document Type: Article

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