Temperature and high salinity effects in germinating dimorphic seeds of Atriplex rosea

Western North American Naturalist

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 193-201

  Ajmal Khan, M ^a,b   Gul, Bilquees ^a,b   Weber, Darrell J ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Atriplex rosea; Dimorphic seeds; Halophyte; Salinity; Seed germination; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ACER PENSYLVANICUM; AMARANTHACEAE; ATRIPLEX; ATRIPLEX ROSEA; CUMINUM CYMINUM; NIGELLA SATIVA;

EID: 2442443138     PISSN: 15270904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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