Foliar application of glycinebetaine and salicylic acid improves growth, yield and water productivity of hybrid sunflower planted by different sowing methods

Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science

Volumn 196, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 136-145

  Hussain, M ^a   Farooq, M ^a   Jabran, K ^a   Wahid, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Allometry; Foliar application; Glycinebetaine; Planting methods; Salicylic acid; Sunflower; Water use efficiency; Yield

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; CROP PERFORMANCE; CROP YIELD; DICOTYLEDON; FOLIAGE; GROWTH RESPONSE; HYBRID; LEAF AREA INDEX; PROTEIN; SALICYLIC ACID; SOWING; WATER USE EFFICIENCY; YIELD RESPONSE;

HELIANTHUS; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS;

EID: 77951172883     PISSN: 09312250     EISSN: 1439037X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-037X.2009.00402.x     Document Type: Article

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