Effects of salt and water stress on the germination of Chenopodium glaucum L., seed

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 793-800

  Duan, Deyu ^a   Liu, Xiaojing ^a   Khan, M Ajmal ^b   Gul, Bilquees ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACER PENSYLVANICUM; CHENOPODIUM GLAUCUM;

EID: 14744274346     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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