Adaptational responses of Zygophyllum qatarense hadidi to stress conditions in a desert environment

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 445-452

  Sayed, O H ^a  

^a QATAR UNIVERSITY   (Qatar)

Author keywords

chlorophyll fluorescence; drought; heat stress; Zygophyllum qatarense

Indexed keywords

ZYGOPHYLLUM QATARENSE;

DESERT; DROUGHT; HEAT STRESS; LEAF POLYMORPHISM; WATER STRESS; XEROMORPHISM;

QATAR;

EID: 0030130392     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1996.0037     Document Type: Article

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