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Brassinolide Application Improves the Drought Tolerance in Maize Through Modulation of Enzymatic Antioxidants and Leaf Gas Exchange

S. Anjum, Longchang Wang, M. Farooq, M. Hussain, Lan-lan Xue, C. Zou

2011.6.1JOURNAL OF AGRONOMY AND CROP SCIENCE

DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-037x.2010.00459.x

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Exogenous application of brassinolide remarkably improved the gas exchange attributes, plant height, leaf area, cobs per plant, seedling dry weight both under drought and well-watered conditions.

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ANJUM, S., et al. Brassinolide application improves the drought tolerance in maize through modulation of enzymatic antioxidants and leaf gas exchange. JOURNAL OF AGRONOMY AND CROP SCIENCE, 2011, 197: 177–185.