Growth, water content, and proline accumulation in drought-stressed callus of date palm

Biologia Plantarum

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 105-108

  Al Khayri, J M ^a   Al Bahrany, A M ^a  

^a KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Index of tolerance; Osmotic adjustment; Relative growth rate; Tissue culture; Water stress

Indexed keywords

PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA;

EID: 26044439398     PISSN: 00063134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BIOP.0000024283.74919.4c     Document Type: Article

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