The interaction between waterlogging and salinity in higher plants: Causes, consequences and implications

Plant and Soil

Volumn 253, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 35-54

  Barrett Lennard, E G ^a  

^a Crop Variety Testing Group   (Australia)

Author keywords

Growth; Hypoxia; Plant breeding; Salt transport; Saltland management; Survival

Indexed keywords

GROWTH; PLANT BREEDING; SALINITY; SURVIVAL; WATERLOGGING;

EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0041847075     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024574622669     Document Type: Review

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