Alleviatory effects of calcium on the toxicity of sodium, potassium and magnesium chlorides to seed germination in three non-halophytes

Seed Science Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 47-54

  Tobe, Kazuo ^a   Zhang, Liping ^b   Omasa, Kenji ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^b Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aristida adscensionis; Artemisia ordosica; Bassia dasyphylla; Calcium; Magnesium; Non halophyte; Potassium; Salt toxicity; Seed germination; Sodium

Indexed keywords

ARISTIDA ADSCENSIONIS; ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA ORDOSICA; BASSIA DASYPHYLLA;

EID: 0037338849     PISSN: 09602585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/SSR2002123     Document Type: Article

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