Exogenous application of indole-3-acetic acid to ameliorate salt induced harmful effects on four eggplants (Solanum melongena L.) varieties

Khurram Shahzad^{a b}✉, Ejaz Hussain Siddiqi^a✉, Shakeel Ahmad^c, Umar Zeb^d, Ihsan Muhammad^e, Hanif Khan^b, Guifang Zhao^b, Zhong‐Hu Li^b

1. ^aDepartment of Botany, University of Gujrat Hafiz Hayat Campus Jalalpur Road Gujrat, Pakistan
2. ^bKey Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China
3. ^cGuangxi Colleges and Universities Key Laboratory of Crop Cultivation and Tillage, Nanning 530004, China
4. ^dDepartment of Biology, The University of Haripur, Hattar Road Near Swat Chowk Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
5. ^eAgricultural College of Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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