The effect of salinity on different developmental stages of an endemic annual plant, Aster laurentianus (Asteraceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 62-67

  Houle, Gilles ^a   Morel, Loïc ^a   Reynolds, Christina E ^a   Siégel, Julie ^a  

^a CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aster laurentianus; Net carbon assimilation rate; Plant growth; Plant survival; Salinity; Seed germination; Seedling emergence; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

ASTER; ASTER LAURENTIANUS; ASTERACEAE;

EID: 0002614704     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2657127     Document Type: Article

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