Proline, catalase and root traits as indices of drought resistance in bold grained rice (Oryza sativa) genotypes

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 23, 2009, Pages 6521-6528

  Roy, R ^a   Chakraborty, S ^a   Sharma, G D ^a  

^a ASSAM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Catalase; Drought tolerance; PEG; Proline; Protein; Rice

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; MACROGOL 6000; PROLINE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; DROUGHT STRESS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENETIC ENHANCEMENT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT ROOT; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; RICE; ROOT LENGTH;

ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 74549207544     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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