Salt stimulation and tolerance in an intertidal stem-succulent halophyte

Journal of Plant Nutrition

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1365-1374

  Khan, M Ajmal ^a,b   Ungar, Irwin A ^a   Showalter, Allan M ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Arthrocnemum macrostachyum; Biomass; Halophyte; Salt stimulation; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

ARTHROCNEMUM MACROSTACHYUM;

EID: 23844452756     PISSN: 01904167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/PLN-200067462     Document Type: Article

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