Physiological markers for screening sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) germplasm under water stress condition

International Journal of Agriculture and Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 451-455

  Bibi, Ameer ^a   Sadaqat, Hafeez Ahmad ^a   Akram, Hafiz Muhammad ^b   Mohammed, Maarouf Ibrahim ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^b AYUB AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Pakistan)

^c NONE   (Sudan)

Author keywords

Drought stress; Leaf water relations; Seedling growth; Sorghum

Indexed keywords

SORGHUM BICOLOR;

EID: 77953579271     PISSN: 15608530     EISSN: 18149596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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