Chitosan application in maize (Zea mays) to counteract the effects of abiotic stress at seedling level

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 34, 2011, Pages 6439-6446

  Lizárraga Paulí, Eva Guadalupen ^a   Torres Pacheco, Irineo ^b   Moreno Martínez, Ernesto ^a   Miranda Castro, Susana Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE QUERÉTARO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Abiotic stress; Chitosan; Drought; Humidity; Ph; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

CHITOSAN;

ABIOTIC STRESS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROUGHT STRESS; GERMINATION; HUMIDITY; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; PH; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; SOIL ACIDITY;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; FUNGI; GIBBERELLA FUJIKUROI; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79960485584     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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