Effects of plant growth regulators on growth, yield and lodging of sweet sorghum

Research on Crops

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 372-382

  Han, Li Pu ^a,d   Wang, Xiuling ^a   Guo, Xingqiang ^a   Rao, Manjunatha S ^a,b   Steinberger, Yosef ^a,c   Cheng, Xu ^a   Xie, Guang Hui ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Shell India Markets Private Limited   (India)

^c BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

2,3,5 triiodobenzoic acid; Chlormequat chloride; Energy crop; Ethephon; Internode; Leaf orientation value; Stalk length; Uniconazole

Indexed keywords

SORGHUM BICOLOR;

EID: 80052562232     PISSN: 09723226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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