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Foliar Application of Cytokinin Modulates Gas Exchange Features, Water Relation and Biochemical Responses to Improve Growth Performance of Maize under Drought Stress

M. Rafiqul Islam^1,*, M. Shahinur Islam¹, Nurunnaher Akter¹, Mohammed Mohi-Ud-Din², Mohammad Golam Mostofa^3,4,*

1 Department of Agronomy, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur, 1706, Bangladesh
2 Department of Crop Botany, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur, 1706, Bangladesh
3 Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur, 1706, Bangladesh
4 Institute of Genomics for Crop Abiotic Stress Tolerance, Department of Plant and Soil Science, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA

* Corresponding Authors: M. Rafiqul Islam. Email: ; Mohammad Golam Mostofa. Email: ,