Effect of selenium foliar spray on physiological and biochemical processes and chemical constituents of wheat under drought stress

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 113, Issue , 2015, Pages 191-200

  Nawaz, Fahim ^a   Ahmad, R ^a   Ashraf, M Y ^b   Waraich, E A ^a   Khan, S Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^b NUCLEAR INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURE AND BIOLOGY NIAB   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Drought stress; Foliar spray; Nutrients contents; Se; Wheat

Indexed keywords

IRON; SELENIUM; SODIUM; ZINC; ANTIOXIDANT; TRACE ELEMENT; WATER;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; CROP YIELD; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; DROUGHT STRESS; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SELENIUM; TRACE ELEMENT; WHEAT;

AEROSOL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; BIOACCUMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROUGHT STRESS; FOLIAR SPRAY; GAS EXCHANGE; GRAIN YIELD; IRON TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC POTENTIAL; SODIUM TRANSPORT; TURGOR PRESSURE; WHEAT; ANIMAL; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOMASS; DROUGHT; DRUG EFFECTS; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; METABOLISM; OSMOREGULATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS;

ANIMALIA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BIOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; BIOMASS; DROUGHTS; HUMANS; MICRONUTRIENTS; OSMOREGULATION; PLANT TRANSPIRATION; SELENIUM; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TRITICUM; WATER;

EID: 84916887276     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2014.12.003     Document Type: Article

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