Application of salicylic acid increases contents of nutrients and antioxidative metabolism in mungbean and alleviates adverse effects of salinity stress

Salicylic acid (SA), a naturally occurring plant hormone, is an important signal molecule known to have diverse effects on biotic and abiotic stress tolerance. Its growth-promoting effect on various plants has been shown, but the information on the response of mungbean, an important leguminous plant...

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Main Authors: Nafees Khan, Shabina Syeed, Asim Masood, Rahat Nazar, Noushina Iqbal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2010-01-01
Series:International Journal of Plant Biology
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Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/pb/article/view/1260