Assessment of variation in drought tolerance using some key physiological criteria in potential wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars of different geographic origins

Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science

Volumn 59, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1503-1516

  Ashraf, Muhammad ^a   Ali, Qasim ^b   Ashraf, Muhammad Arslan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^b GOVERNMENT COLLEGE UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

antioxidant; drought; osmotic adjustment; photosynthesis; water relation; wheat

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887122002     PISSN: 03650340     EISSN: 14763567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03650340.2012.727401     Document Type: Article

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