Effects of exogenous silicon on leaf structure and water-holding capacity of cucumber plant

Chinese Journal of Ecology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 556-559

  Zhou, Xiu Jie ^a,b   Zhao, Hong Bo ^b   Ma, Cheng Cang ^a   Li, Qing Fang ^a  

^a TIANJIN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HUAIBEI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cucumber plant; Drought resistance; Leaf issue structure; Silicon; Transpiration rate

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT RESISTANCE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; RETENTION; SILICON; TRANSPIRATION; VINE; WATER CONTENT;

CUCUMIS SATIVUS;

EID: 67249117716     PISSN: 10004890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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