Assessment Effect of Chitosan Foliar Application on Total Chlorophyll and Seed Yield of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Under Water Stress Conditions

Subject Areas : Journal of Crop Nutrition Science

Mohammad Hadi Masjedi ¹ , Arash Roozbahani ² , Mahdi Baghi ³

1 - Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Roudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Roudehen, Iran.
2 - Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Roudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Roudehen, Iran.
3 - Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Roudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Roudehen, Iran.

Received: 2017-08-18 Accepted : 2017-10-21 Published : 2017-12-01

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