Silicon induced improvement in morpho-physiological traits of maize (Zea mays L.) under water deficit

Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 187-196

  Amin, Muhammad ^a   Ahmad, Riaz ^a   Basra, Shahzad M A ^a   Murtaza, Ghulam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Drought; Gas exchange; Maize hybrids; Silicon; Water relation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897130989     PISSN: 05529034     EISSN: 20760906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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