The Effect of Exposure to Ascending/Descending Imbibition Temperatures in Saline Solutions on Shoot and Root Growth Allocation in Germinating Sorghum Seed

Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science

Volumn 189, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 418-421

  Kader, M A ^a   Jutzi, S C ^a,b  

^a Consultica Worldwide ^*  (Australia)

^b FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Imbibition temperature; Root growth; Seed treatment; Shoot growth

Indexed keywords

GERMINATION; IMBIBITION; ROOT; SALINITY; SHOOT; TEMPERATURE;

SORGHUM BICOLOR;

EID: 0347364882     PISSN: 09312250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0931-2250.2003.00066.x     Document Type: Article

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