The Effect of Humic Acid on the Growth and Physiological Indices of Pistachio Seedling (Pistacia vera) under Drought Stress

Subject Areas : Plant Physiology

Maryam  Afrousheh ¹ (Pistachio Research Center, Horticultural Sciences Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Rafsanjan, Iran)
Amanollah  Javanshah ² (Pistachio Research Center, Horticultural Sciences Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Rafsanjan, Iran)

Received: 2019-05-29 Accepted : 2019-11-30 Published : 2020-03-01

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