Effect of polyethylene glycol and its interaction with ascorbate on seed germination index in Pimpinella anisum L.

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 7, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 662-666

  Asadi kavan, Zhika ^a   Ghorbanli, Mahlagha ^a   Pessarakli, Mohammad ^b   Sateei, Arian ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Exogenous ascorbate; Germination; Osmotic potential; PEG; Pimpinella anisum L.

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; MACROGOL 6000; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ANISE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROUGHT STRESS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GERMINATION; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC POTENTIAL; PLANT SEED;

PIMPINELLA ANISUM;

EID: 73949138270     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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