Is pre-sowing seed treatment with triacontanol effective in improving some physiological and biochemical attributes of wheat (<em>Triticum aestivum</em> L.) under salt stress?

In this study, seed-priming of two wheat cultivars S-24 and MH-97 was carried out with three triacontanol (TRIA) levels (0, 10 and 20 μM) for 12 h. Seeds pre-treated with TRIA were allowed to grow for 24 days in full strength Hoagland’s nutrient solution in a greenhouse, thereafter two salt treatmen...

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Main Authors: Shagufta Perveen, Muhammad Shahbaz, Muhammad Ashraf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Julius Kühn-Institut 2012-10-01
Series:Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality
Online Access:https://ojs.openagrar.de/index.php/JABFQ/article/view/1997