Evaluation of high yielding canola type Brassica genotypes/ Mutants for drought tolerance using physiological indices as screening tool

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 3807-3816

  Khan, Muhammad Ali ^a   Ashraf, M Y ^a   Mujtaba, S M ^a   Shirazi, M U ^a   Khan, M A ^a   Shereen, A ^a   Mumtaz, S ^a   Aqil Siddiqui, M ^a   Murtaza Kaleri, G ^a  

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

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Indexed keywords

BRASSICA; BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS;

EID: 78751504290     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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