Effect of seed priming on growth and biochemical traits of wheat under saline conditions

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 75, 2011, Pages 17127-17133

  Jamal, Yousaf ^a   Shafi, Muhammad ^a   Bakht, Jehan ^a  

^a THE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Growth; Salinity; Seed priming; Wheat varieties

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL A; CHLOROPHYLL B;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL TRAIT; CHLOROPHYLL CONTENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERMINATION; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHETIC RATE; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT HEIGHT; PLANT LEAF; PLANT RESPONSE; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED; SALT TOLERANCE; SEED DEVELOPMENT; SEED WEIGHT; SHOOT; WHEAT;

EID: 82755183443     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.2539     Document Type: Article

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