Drought Tolerance. Roles of Organic Osmolytes, Growth Regulators, and Mineral Nutrients

Advances in Agronomy

Volumn 111, Issue , 2011, Pages 249-296

  Ashraf, M ^a,b   Akram, N A ^a   Al Qurainy, F ^b   Foolad, M R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abiotic stress tolerance; Drought tolerance; Exogenous application; Plant growth regulators; Plant hormones

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955041856     PISSN: 00652113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-387689-8.00002-3     Document Type: Book

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