Light response of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) and corn (Zea mays L.) as affected by drought stress, plant genotype and N fertilization

Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology

Volumn 11, Issue , 2017, Pages 1-8

  Soleymani, A ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.); Drought stress; Light absorption; Light extinction coefficient; N fertilization; Plant genotype; Silage maize (Zea mays L.)

Indexed keywords

EID: 85019593325     PISSN: 18788181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bcab.2017.05.006     Document Type: Article

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