Changes in chlorophyll content and fluorescence of leaves of winter rapeseed affected by seedling vigor and cold acclimation duration

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 6, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 196-199

  Ghassemi Golezani, Kazem ^a   Khomari, Saeid ^a   Valizadeh, Mustafa ^a   Alyari, Houshang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll; Cold acclimation; Freezing tolerance; Seedling vigor; Winter rapeseed

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA NAPUS;

EID: 55249122931     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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