Effect of salt stress on germination and seedling growth in serially harvested aubergine (Solanum melongena L.) seeds during development

Israel Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 125-131

  Demir, Ibrahim ^a   Mavi, Kazim ^b   Ozcoban, Mustafa ^a   Okcu, Gamze ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MUSTAFA KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GERMINATION; GROWTH; SALT; VEGETABLE;

MELONGENA; SOLANUM; SOLANUM MELONGENA;

EID: 0042130057     PISSN: 07929978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1560/EAD8-YE43-E5BE-WHHV     Document Type: Article

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