Abscisic acid, a stress hormone helps in improving water relations and yield of sunflower (Helianthus Annuus L.) hybrids under drought

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 2177-2189

  Hussain, S ^a   Saleem, M F ^a   Ashraf, M Y ^b   Cheema, M A ^a   Haq, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^b NUCLEAR INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURE AND BIOLOGY NIAB   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HELIANTHUS; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS;

EID: 77955146180     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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