Improving the performance of wheat by seed priming under saline conditions

Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science

Volumn 198, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 38-45

  Jafar, M Z ^a   Farooq, M ^a   Cheema, M A ^a   Afzal, I ^a   Basra, S M A ^a   Wahid, M A ^a   Aziz, T ^a   Shahid, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Ascorbate; CaCl 2; Kinetin; Phenolics; Salinity; Total sugars; Yield

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROP YIELD; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; HARVESTING; KINETICS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SALICYLIC ACID; SALINITY TOLERANCE; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SUGAR; TILLERING; WHEAT;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84855439893     PISSN: 09312250     EISSN: 1439037X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-037X.2011.00485.x     Document Type: Article

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