Photoperiod effect on phytochrome and abscisic acid in alfalfa varieties differing in fall dormancy

Journal of Plant Nutrition

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1257-1269

  Wang, Chengzhang ^a   Ma, B L ^b   Han, Jinfeng ^a   Wang, Yanhua ^c   Gao, Yongge ^a   Hu, Xifeng ^a   Zhang, Chunmei ^a  

^a HENAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b OTTAWA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^c Animal Husbandry Bureau of Henan Province   (China)

Author keywords

Abscisic acid; Alfalfa; Fall dormancy; Medicago sativa; Phytochrome B

Indexed keywords

MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 45749131405     PISSN: 01904167     EISSN: 15324087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01904160802135027     Document Type: Article

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