Foliar application of ascorbate enhances the physiological and biochemical attributes of maize (Zea mays L.) cultivars under drought stress

Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science

Volumn 61, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 1659-1672

  Noman, Ali ^a   Ali, Shafaqat ^a   Naheed, Fomia ^a   Ali, Qasim ^a   Farid, Mujahid ^a   Rizwan, Muhammad ^a   Irshad, Muhammad Kashif ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT COLLEGE UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

antioxidant enzymes; ascorbic acid; biomass; drought; maize

Indexed keywords

EID: 84941739946     PISSN: 03650340     EISSN: 14763567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03650340.2015.1028379     Document Type: Article

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