Seed Priming with Ascorbic Acid Improves Drought Resistance of Wheat

Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science

Volumn 199, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 12-22

  Farooq, M ^a,b   Irfan, M ^a   Aziz, T ^a   Ahmad, I ^a   Cheema, S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ascorbate; Drought; Osmotic adjustment; Seed priming; Water relations

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION; CHLOROPHYLL; CULTIVAR; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROWTH RATE; MEMBRANE; ROOTING; SEED TREATMENT; WATER LEVEL; WHEAT;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84872617510     PISSN: 09312250     EISSN: 1439037X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-037X.2012.00521.x     Document Type: Article

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