Interactive effects of salinity, nitrogen and sulphur on the organic solutes in Spartina alterniflora leaf blades

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 47, Issue 296, 1996, Pages 369-375

  Colmer, Timothy D ^a,c   Fan, Teresa W M ^a   Läuchli, André ^a   Higashi, Richard M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dimethylsulphoniopropionate; Glycinebetaine; Nitrogen; Salinity; Spartina alterniflora

Indexed keywords

SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA;

EID: 0030050598     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/47.3.369     Document Type: Article

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