Effects of brassinolide on the survival, growth and drought resistance of Robinia pseudoacacia seedlings under water-stress

New Forests

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 255-266

  Li, K R ^a,b   Wang, H H ^b   Han, G ^b   Wang, Q J ^a   Fan, J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION   (China)

^b NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Brassinolide; Drought resistance; Robinia pseudoacacia seedlings; Water stress

Indexed keywords

GROWTH KINETICS; PLANTS (BOTANY); PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SOILS;

ROBINIA PSEUDOACACIA; WATER STRESS;

SEED;

AFFORESTATION; AMINO ACID; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROWTH RATE; LEGUME; SOIL WATER; STEROID; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; SURVIVAL; TRANSPIRATION; WATER STRESS;

ROBINIA; ROBINIA PSEUDOACACIA;

EID: 43449101844     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11056-007-9075-2     Document Type: Article

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