Salt tolerance at germination and early growth of two forage grasses growing in marshy habitats

Environmental and Experimental Botany

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 267-274

  Joshi, A J ^a   Mali, B S ^a   Hinglajia, Harsha ^a  

^a BHAVNAGAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Germination; Growth; Halophytic grasses; Salt tolerance; Seawater

Indexed keywords

FORAGE; GERMINATION; GRASS; GROWTH; SALINITY TOLERANCE; SALTMARSH;

AELUROPUS LAGOPOIDES; HYMENACHNE; POACEAE; SPOROBOLUS; SPOROBOLUS MADRASPATANUS;

EID: 28844439456     PISSN: 00988472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2004.09.005     Document Type: Article

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