Effect of osmotic adjustment on root length and dry matter partitioning in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) under drought stress

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B: Soil and Plant Science

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 252-260

  Rauf, Saeed ^a   Ahmad Sadaqat, Hafeez ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Achene yield; Harvest index; Osmotic adjustment; Sunflower

Indexed keywords

HELIANTHUS; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS;

EID: 50049103037     PISSN: 09064710     EISSN: 16511913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064710701628958     Document Type: Article

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