African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6854

Full Length Research Paper

Root-promoting substances enhance Sugarcane's drought tolerance

Lauricio Endres
  • Lauricio Endres
  • Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Agrarian Sciences Center – Av. Lourival Melo Mota, n/n, Cidade Universitária - Maceió - AL, Federal University of Alagoas (UFAL), Brazil.
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Humberto Cristiano de Lins Wanderley Filho
  • Humberto Cristiano de Lins Wanderley Filho
  • Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Agrarian Sciences Center – Av. Lourival Melo Mota, n/n, Cidade Universitária - Maceió - AL, Federal University of Alagoas (UFAL), Brazil.
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Paulo Ricardo Aprígio Clemente
  • Paulo Ricardo Aprígio Clemente
  • Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Agrarian Sciences Center – Av. Lourival Melo Mota, n/n, Cidade Universitária - Maceió - AL, Federal University of Alagoas (UFAL), Brazil.
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Breno Kennedy Lima Bezerra
  • Breno Kennedy Lima Bezerra
  • Department of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Science, São Paulo State University (UNESP), José Barbosa de Barros Road, 1780, P. O. Box 237, 18603-970, Botucatu, State of São Paulo, Brazil.
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Vilma Marques Ferreira
  • Vilma Marques Ferreira
  • Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Agrarian Sciences Center – Av. Lourival Melo Mota, n/n, Cidade Universitária - Maceió - AL, Federal University of Alagoas (UFAL), Brazil.
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  •  Received: 04 November 2016
  •  Accepted: 07 December 2016
  •  Published: 29 December 2016

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