Effects of brassinolide on drought resistance of Xanthoceras sorbifolia seedlings under water stress

Acta Physiologiae Plantarum

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1293-1300

  Li, Kai Rong ^a   Feng, C H ^a  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Brassinolide; Drought resistance; Water stress; Xanthoceras sorbifolia seedlings

Indexed keywords

XANTHOCERAS;

EID: 79958767921     PISSN: 01375881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11738-010-0661-0     Document Type: Article

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