Individuation in Sorghum bicolor: A self-organized process involved in physiological adaptation to salinity

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1389-1399

  Amzallag, G Nissim ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Individuation; Na retranslocation; Non genetic information; Osmoregulation; Phenotypic variability; Physiological adaptation; Salinity; Self organization; Sorghum bicolor

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; OSMOREGULATION; SALINITY TOLERANCE;

SORGHUM BICOLOR;

EID: 0032736253     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3040.1999.00496.x     Document Type: Article

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