Effects of salt stress and water deficit on plant growth and essential oil content of lemon balm (Melissa officinalis L.)

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 787-792

  Ozturk, Ahmet ^a   Unlukara, Ali ^a   Ipek, Arif ^a   Gurbuz, Bilal ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

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Indexed keywords

CITRUS LIMON; MELISSA OFFICINALIS;

EID: 14744269445     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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