Comparative NaCl tolerance of Lucerne plants regenerated from salt-selected suspension cultures

Plant Science

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 221-232

  Chaudhary, M T ^a   Wainwright, S J ^a   Merrett, M J ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ion uptake; Lucerne; Medicago; Regeneration; Salt tolerance; Suspension culture

Indexed keywords

MEDICAGO MEDIA;

EID: 0030019055     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-9452(96)04326-9     Document Type: Article

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