Gas exchange and chlorophyll synthesis of maize cultivars are enhanced by exogenously-applied glycinebetaine under drought conditions

Plant, Soil and Environment

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 326-331

  Anjum, S A ^a   Farooq, M ^b   Wang, Long Chang ^a   Xue, L L ^a   Wang, S G ^a   Wang, L ^a   Zhang, S ^a   Chen, M ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll; Maize; Photosynthesis; Water stressed conditions; Yield

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79960571435     PISSN: 12141178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/41/2011-pse     Document Type: Article

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