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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2010-01-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Plant Biology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/pb/article/view/1260 |