Root Growth of Avocado is More Sensitive to Salinity than Shoot Growth

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 188-192

  Bernstein, N ^a   Meiri, A ^a   Zilberstaine, M ^b  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b EXTENSION SERVICE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Persea americana; Rootstock; Salt stress

Indexed keywords

PERSEA; PERSEA AMERICANA;

EID: 1242322043     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.129.2.0188     Document Type: Article

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