Improving resistance to drought and salinity in plants

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 144, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 249-250

  Lea, P J ^a   Parry, M A J ^b   Medrano, H ^c  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT RESISTANCE; SALINITY; TOLERANCE;

EID: 28144462014     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.2004.tb00340.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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