Effect of plant growth hormones and abiotic stresses on germination, growth and phosphatase activities in Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench seeds

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 308-312

  Sharma, Arun Dev ^a   Thakur, Meenu ^a   Rana, Meenakshi ^a   Singh, Kuldeep ^a  

^a LYALLPUR KHALSA COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Acid phosphatase; Alkaline phosphatase; Growth; Sorghum

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; GROWTH HORMONE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DROUGHT; DRY WEIGHT; ENDOSPERM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; FRESH WEIGHT; GERMINATION; PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT SEED; SORGHUM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRESS;

SORGHUM BICOLOR;

EID: 19744376661     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/ajb2004.000-2057     Document Type: Article

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