Comparative performance of sunflower synthetic varieties under drought stress

International Journal of Agriculture and Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 929-934

  Saensee, Khamsee ^a   Machikowa, Thitiporn ^a   Muangsan, Nooduan ^a  

^a SURANAREE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Drought stress; Growth; Stress index; Sunflower; Synthetic variety

Indexed keywords

HELIANTHUS; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS;

EID: 84873028756     PISSN: 15608530     EISSN: 18149596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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