Foliar urea application affects nitric oxide burst and glycinebetaine metabolism in two maize cultivars under drought

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 81-86

  Zhang, Lixin ^a   Zhang, Xifeng ^a   Wang, Kai ^a   Zhao, Yonggui ^a   Zhai, Youya ^a   Gao, Mei ^a   An, Zhenfeng ^a   Liu, Jianchao ^a   Hu, Jinjiang ^a  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

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ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84871510641     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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