Influence of ascorbic acid foliar application on chlorophyll, flavonoids, anthocyanin and soluble sugar contents of sunflower under conditions of water deficit stress

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1026-1030

  Ebrahimian, Elnaz ^a   Bybordi, Ahmad ^b  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b East Azarbyjan Agronomy and Natural Resources Research Center   (Iran)

Author keywords

Anthocyanin; Ascorbic acid; Flavonoid; Sugars; Sunflower; Water stress

Indexed keywords

ANTHOCYANIN; ASCORBIC ACID; CHLOROPHYLL; FLAVONOID; GLUCOSE; MANNOSE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUGAR; XYLOSE;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHLOROPHYLL CONTENT; DROUGHT STRESS; GERMINATION; LEAF LITTER; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT GROWTH; SUNFLOWER; WATER STRESS;

HELIANTHUS;

EID: 84856835704     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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