Exploring the potential of Moringa oleifera leaf extract (MLE) as a seed priming agent in improving wheat performance

Turkish Journal of Botany

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 512-520

  Yasmeen, Azra ^a   Basra, Shahzad Maqsood Ahmed ^b   Wahid, Abdul ^b   Nouman, Wasif ^a   Hafeez ur Rehman, ^b  

^a BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYA UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Antioxidant enzymes; Ascorbic acid; CaCl2; Hydropriming; Phenolics; Pigments; Priming

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GROWTH RATE; LEAF; PHENOL; PIGMENT; SEED; WHEAT;

EID: 84877861334     PISSN: 1300008X     EISSN: 13036106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3906/bot-1205-19     Document Type: Article

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