Effect of silicon on plant growth and mineral nutrition of maize grown under water-stress conditions

Journal of Plant Nutrition

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1469-1480

  Kaya, Cengiz ^a   Tuna, Levent ^b   Higgs, David ^c  

^a HARRAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MUGLA SITKI KOCMAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chrolophyll; Crop yield; Maize; Membrane permeability; Silicion; Water stress

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33747619378     PISSN: 01904167     EISSN: 15324087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01904160600837238     Document Type: Article

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