Water stress causes differential effects on germination indices, total soluble sugar and proline content in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 64, 2011, Pages 14038-14045

  Qayyum, Abdul ^a   Razzaq, Abdul ^a   Ahmad, Muhammad ^a   Jenks, Matthew A ^b  

^a PMAS ARID AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b US ARID LAND AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Germination; Osmotic stress; Proline; Seedling; Sugar; Triticum aestivum; Water stress; Wheat

Indexed keywords

PROLINE; SUGAR;

ARTICLE; COLEOPTILE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTIVAR; GENOTYPE; GERMINATION; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC STRESS; PLANT GENOME; PLANT SEED; PROTEIN CONTENT; SEEDLING; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; WATER STRESS; WHEAT;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 80054847341     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/ajb11.2220     Document Type: Article

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