Abscisic acid concentrations are correlated with leaf area reductions in two salt-stressed rapid-cycling Brassica species

Plant and Soil

Volumn 179, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 25-33

  He, Tie ^a   Cramer, Grant R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Abscisic acid; Brassica carinata; Brassica napus; Callus; Photosynthesis; Plant growth; Salinity; Salt tolerance

Indexed keywords

EID: 7244226062     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00011639     Document Type: Article

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