Estimation of osmotic potential and free amino acids in some mangroves of the Sundarbans, India

Acta Botanica Croatica

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 37-45

  Datta, Paramita Nandy ^a   Ghose, Monoranjan ^a  

^a INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Mangroves; Osmotic potential; Osmoticum; Soil salinity; Water uptake

Indexed keywords

AVICENNIA; RHIZOPHORACEAE; XYLOCARPUS;

EID: 0038537527     PISSN: 03650588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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