Positive interference of silicon on water relations, nitrogen metabolism, and osmotic adjustment in two pepper (Capsicum annuum) cultivars under water deficit

Australian Journal of Crop Science

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1064-1071

  Pereira, Talitha Soares ^a   Lobato, Allan Klynger da Silva ^a   Tan, Daniel Kean Yuen ^b   Daniele Viana da Costa, Eldenira Barbosa Uchôa ^a   Ferreira, Railan do Nascimento ^a   Pereira, Emilly dos Santos ^a   Ávila, Fabrício William ^c,d   Marques, Douglas José ^d   Guedes, Elaine Maria Silva ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF LAVRAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Capsicum annuum L.; Glycinebetaine; Pepper; Silicon; Water deficiency

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881538623     PISSN: 18352693     EISSN: 18352707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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