Relationships of Soluble Carbohydrates and Freeze Tolerance in Saltgrass

Crop Science

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 2148-2153

  Shahba, M A ^a   Qian, Y L ^a   Hughes, H G ^a   Koski, A J ^a   Christensen, D ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

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EID: 0242485544     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2003.2148     Document Type: Article

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