Soil salinity and water status affect growth of Phoenix dactylifera seedlings

New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 345-353

  Ramoliya, P J ^a   Pandey, A N ^a  

^a SAURASHTRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Date palm; Salinisation; Salt tolerance; Seedling emergence; Seedling growth; Soils

Indexed keywords

FRUIT; GROWTH RESPONSE; SALINIZATION; SEEDLING; SOIL WATER; TOLERANCE;

PHOENIX; PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA;

EID: 0345768497     PISSN: 01140671     EISSN: 11758783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01140671.2003.9514270     Document Type: Article

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