Salinity-induced changes in anatomy, stomatal counts and photosynthetic rate of Atriplex semibaccata R. Br.

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 270-276

  De Villiers, A J ^a   Von Teichman, I ^a   Van Rooyen, M W ^a   Theron, G K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Atriplex semibaccata; Chenopodiaceae; photosynthetic rate; salinity; stomatal counts

Indexed keywords

ACER PENSYLVANICUM; AMARANTHACEAE; ATRIPLEX; ATRIPLEX SEMIBACCATA;

EID: 0030466273     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0254-6299(15)30656-6     Document Type: Article

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