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Appraisal of Improvement in Physiological and Metabolic Processes by Exogenously Applied Natural and Synthetic Ascorbic Acid in Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) Fruit Subjected to Water Deficit Stress

Muhammad Younis¹, Nudrat Aisha Akram^1,*, Arafat Abdel Hamed Abdel Latef^2,*, Muhammad Ashraf³

1 Department of Botany, Government College University, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
2 Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, South Valley University, Qena, 83523, Egypt
3 Department of Botany, University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan

* Corresponding Authors: Nudrat Aisha Akram. Email: ; Arafat Abdel Hamed Abdel Latef. Email: