Combined effects of drought stress and npk foliar spray on growth, physiological processes and nutrient uptake in wheat

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1207-1216

  Shabbir, Rana Nauman ^a   Yasin Ashraf, M ^b   Waraich, E A ^a   Ahmad, R ^a   Shahbaz, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

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

Author keywords

Drought stress; Foliar spray; Gas exchange; Macronutrients; Water relations; Wheat

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84939533497     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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