Performance of wheat genotypes under osmotic stress at germination and early seedling growth stage

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 971-975

  Rauf, Muhammad ^a   Munir, Muhammad ^a   Ul Hassan, Mahmood ^a   Ahmad, Munir ^a   Afzal, Muhammad ^b  

^a PMAS ARID AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Moisture stress; PEG 6000; Seedling traits; Wheat genotypes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP PRODUCTION; DROUGHT TOLERANCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GERMINATION; MOISTURE; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC STRESS; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT ROOT; WHEAT;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 34247564594     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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