Stress tolerance responses of two cotton cultivars exposed to ultraviolet-a (366 nm) radiation: Photosynthetic performance and chemical constituents

Acta Agronomica Hungarica

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 113-124

  Ebrahim, M K H ^a  

^a Tanta University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Cotton cultivar; Photosynthetic performance; Stress tolerance; Ultraviolet A radiation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949765164     PISSN: 02380161     EISSN: 15882527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/AAgr.52.2004.2.1     Document Type: Article

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