The interaction between salinity stress and seed vigour during germination of soyabean seeds

Seed Science and Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 715-725

  Khajeh Hosseini, M ^a   Powell, A A ^a   Bingham, I J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 1842526487     PISSN: 02510952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15258/sst.2003.31.3.20     Document Type: Article

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