Silicon supplementation improves drought tolerance in canola plants

Russian Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 784-791

  Habibi, G ^a  

^a PAYAME NOOR UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antioxidant defense system; Brassica napus; CO2absorbance; Sodium silicate; Water stress

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; OKAPIA JOHNSTONI;

EID: 84921422730     PISSN: 10214437     EISSN: 16083407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S1021443714060077     Document Type: Article

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