Effect of silicon application on wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) growth under water deficiency stress

Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 1-7

  Ahmad, Faraz ^a   Rahmatullah, ^a   Aziz, Tariq ^a   Maqsood, Aamer M ^a   Tahir, Mukkram A ^a   Kanwal, Shamsa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Drought; Silicon; Wheat.

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855447456     PISSN: 2079052X     EISSN: 20790538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.9755/ejfa.v12i1.5170     Document Type: Article

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