Variation in drought tolerance of different Stylosanthes accessions

Biologia Plantarum

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 457-460

  Chandra, A ^a   Pathak, P S ^a   Bhatt, R K ^a   Dubey, A ^a  

^a INDIAN GRASSLAND AND FODDER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

chlorophyll; leaf thickness; nitrate reductase; osmotic potential; proline; proteins; relative water content; soil moisture; sugars

Indexed keywords

STYLOSANTHES; STYLOSANTHES SCABRA; STYLOSANTHES SEABRANA;

EID: 4544311265     PISSN: 00063134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BIOP.0000041104.54922.31     Document Type: Article

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