Effects of Trinexapac-ethyl on drought responses in creeping bentgrass associated with water use and osmotic adjustment

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 134, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 505-510

  Bian, Xiuju ^a   Merewitz, Emily ^b   Huang, Bingru ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF HEBEI   (China)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agrostis stolonifera; Growth regulator; Solutes; Stress tolerance

Indexed keywords

AGROSTIS; AGROSTIS STOLONIFERA; POACEAE;

EID: 70450183504     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.134.5.505     Document Type: Article

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