The Effect of Preplanting Desiccation on Survival and Growth of Prunus cerasifera Seedlings and the Relationship of Physiological Indicators at Planting with Field Performance and Survival

Russian Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 514-517

  Symeonidou, M V ^a   Buckley, P G ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Desiccation stress; Electrolyte leakage test; Plant quality; Prunus cerasifera; Transplanting failure

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031526235     PISSN: 10214437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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