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Effect of Drought and Salt Stress on Wheat Seedlings; Source-Zhang et al. 2014.

Effect of Drought and Salt Stress on Wheat Seedlings; Source-Zhang et al. 2014.

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Abiotic stress tolerance is complex but as the technologies are improving, the components associated with abiotic stress tolerance can be accessed easily. Abiotic stresses like drought, heat, salinity have a devastating effect on crop yield. Rice and wheat being the most popular staple crop are highly affected by abiotic stress during their growt...

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