Exploring the role of calcium to improve chilling tolerance in hybrid maize

Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science

Volumn 194, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 350-359

  Farooq, M ^a   Aziz, T ^a   Basra, S M A ^a   Wahid, A ^a   Khaliq, A ^a   Cheema, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Ca2+; Chilling stress; Maize; Seedling growth

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CALCIUM; COLD TOLERANCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GERMINATION; HYBRID; MAIZE; OXIDATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 52149120329     PISSN: 09312250     EISSN: 1439037X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-037X.2008.00322.x     Document Type: Article

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