Study the Effects of Salicylic Acid and Glycine Betaine on Qualitative Traits of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) under Drought Stress Conditions

Subject Areas : Journal of Crop Nutrition Science

Babak Maghsoudi Damavandi ¹ , Sara Shirzad ²

1 - Department of Agronomy, Khorramshahr International Branch, Islamic Azad University, Khorramshahr, Iran.
2 - Department of Agronomy, Islamshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Islamshahr, Iran.

Received: 2023-06-22 Accepted : 2023-08-24 Published : 2023-09-01

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