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The interactive effects of certain phytohormones (GA3, IAA or kinetin) and drought on plant-water relations and mineral accumulation of the three crop plants; maize, cowpea and broad bean, were studied. Phytohormone applications were capable of counteracting to some extent, the adverse effects of drought on transpiration, stomatal frequency, and leaf area.
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Shaddad, M.A., Radi, A.F., Ahmed, A.M. et al. Effects of phytohormones on some drought stressed crop plants: Plant-Water relations and mineral composition. Biol Plant 31, 354–362 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02876351
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