Effects of brassmosteroids on growth, nodulation, phytohormone content and nitrogenase activity in French bean under water stress

Biologia Plantarum

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 407-411

  Upreti, K K ^a   Murti, G S R ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

abscisic acid; cytokinins; drought; Phaseolus vulgaris; yield

Indexed keywords

PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); PHASEOLUS VULGARIS;

EID: 4544352208     PISSN: 00063134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BIOP.0000041094.13342.1b     Document Type: Article

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