Progress in plant salinity resistance research: Need for an integrative paradigm

Journal of Crop Production

Volumn 7, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 387-407

  Sharma, Surinder K ^a   Goyal, Sham S ^b  

^a CENTRAL SOIL SALINITY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Abiotic stress; Biotechnology; Breeding; Salt tolerance

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038240718     PISSN: 1092678X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J144v07n01_15     Document Type: Review

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