Molecular aspects of drought tolerance in bread wheat (T. aestivum)

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 118-122

  Farshadfar, E ^a   Ghasempour, H ^a   Vaezi, H ^a  

^a RAZI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Drought tolerance; Electrophoresis; Proline content; SDS PAGE; Soluble sugar; Total protein

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; DISASTER; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; WHEAT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; NATURAL DISASTERS; TRITICUM;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 53649097244     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2008.118.122     Document Type: Article

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