Study of silicon effects on antioxidant enzyme activities and osmotic adjustment of wheat under drought stress

Czech Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 17-27

  Tale Ahmad, Sara ^a   Haddad, Raheem ^a  

^a IMAM KHOMEINI INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Drought; Osmotic adjustment; Oxidative stress; Silicon; Wheat

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 79953836239     PISSN: 12121975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/92/2010-cjgpb     Document Type: Article

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