Exogenous application of abscisic acid for drought tolerance in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.): A review

Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 806-826

  Hussain, S ^a   Ali, A ^a   Ibrahim, M ^a   Saleem, M F ^b   Bukhsh, A ^c  

^a BZU Bahadur Sub Campus Layyah   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^c Agriculture Adaptive Research Complex   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

ABA application; Drought; Growth stages; Sunflower cultivars

Indexed keywords

HELIANTHUS; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS;

EID: 84867008917     PISSN: 10187081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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