Time course of solute accumulation and water relations in muskmelon plants exposed to salt during different growth stages

Plant Science

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 103-112

  Carvajal, Micaela ^a   Del Amor, Francisco M ^a   Fernandez Ballester, Gregorio ^a   Martínez, Vicente ^a   Cerdá, Antonio ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Leaf elongation rate; Melon; Osmotic adjustment; Salinity; Sugars; Water relations

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHLORIDE TRANSPORT; GROWTH INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC STRESS; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT SEED; THERMODYNAMICS;

CUCUMIS MELO;

EID: 0032476664     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9452(98)00158-7     Document Type: Article

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