Inducing salt tolerance in maize (Zea mays L.) through seed priming with chloride salts: Growth and ion transport at early growth stages

Acta Physiologiae Plantarum

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 407-414

  Ashraf, M ^a   Rauf, Humera ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Germination; Ion accumulation; Ion content; Maize; Salt tolerance

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0035686809     PISSN: 01375881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11738-001-0050-9     Document Type: Article

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