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Does abscisic acid play a stress physiological role in maize plants growing in heavily compacted soil ?

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Does abscisic acid play a stress physiological role in maize plants growing in heavily compacted soil ? / Hartung, W.; Zhang, J. H.; Davies, W. J.
In: Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol. 45, No. 2, 1994, p. 221-226.

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Hartung, W, Zhang, JH & Davies, WJ 1994, 'Does abscisic acid play a stress physiological role in maize plants growing in heavily compacted soil ?', Journal of Experimental Botany, vol. 45, no. 2, pp. 221-226.

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Hartung, W., Zhang, J. H., & Davies, W. J. (1994). Does abscisic acid play a stress physiological role in maize plants growing in heavily compacted soil ? Journal of Experimental Botany, 45(2), 221-226.

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Hartung W, Zhang JH, Davies WJ. Does abscisic acid play a stress physiological role in maize plants growing in heavily compacted soil ? Journal of Experimental Botany. 1994;45(2):221-226.

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Hartung, W. ; Zhang, J. H. ; Davies, W. J. / Does abscisic acid play a stress physiological role in maize plants growing in heavily compacted soil ?. In: Journal of Experimental Botany. 1994 ; Vol. 45, No. 2. pp. 221-226.

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title = "Does abscisic acid play a stress physiological role in maize plants growing in heavily compacted soil ?",
abstract = "When roots of young maize seedlings are forced to penetrate soil of high mechanical impedance, abscisic acid (ABA) concentration in the xylem sap can be increased by up to 10-fold. After a further 8-10 d, however, this increase disappears nearly completely. Leaf growth rate was inhibited in plants in compacted soil and showed a good relationship with ABA concentration in the xylem. The early large increase of ABA in xylem coincided with the reduction of leaf water potential and turgor which also gradually disappeared when plants became established. With only one layer of compacted soil in the middle of the soil profile, a similar situation to that in compacted field plots, plant leaf growth was not affected as long as the soil was well watered.",
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TY - JOUR

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AU - Zhang, J. H.

AU - Davies, W. J.

PY - 1994

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KW - Compaction

KW - Soils

KW - Growth

KW - Water potential

KW - Turgor

KW - Morphological change

KW - Plant leaf

KW - Zea mays

KW - Abscisic acid

KW - Gramineae

KW - Monocotyledones

KW - Angiospermae

KW - Spermatophyta

KW - Stress

KW - Cereal crop

KW - Sesquiterpenes

KW - Plant growth substance

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