Defensive impact of foliar applied potassium nitrate on growth linked with improved physiological and antioxidative activities in sunflower (Helianthus annuus l.) hybrids grown under salinity stress

• Main Authors: Aslam, Anisa, Khan, Shahbaz, Ibrar, Danish, Irshad, Sohail, Bakhshi, Ali, Gardezi, Syed Tahir Raza, Ali, Madad, Hasnain, Zuhair, Al-Hashimi, Abdulrahman, Noor, Mehmood Ali, Brestic, Marian, Skalicky, Milan, Tan, Ali Kee Zuan
• Format: Article
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/96608/; https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/10/2076

Salt stress is recognized to negatively influence the fundamental processes in plants regarding growth and yield. The sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) is considered an important industrial crop because of the good quality of oil it produces that can be used for cooking purposes. The exogenous applic...