Effects of salt stress on the root growth and leaf water use efficiency of cucumber seedlings

Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1883-1888

  Wang, Suping ^a   Guo, Shirong ^a   Li, Jing ^a   Hu, Xiaohui ^a   Jiao, Yansheng ^a  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cucumber; NaCl; Root system; Salt stress; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER;

CROP PLANT; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; ROOT SYSTEM; SEEDLING; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRANSPIRATION; WATER CONTENT; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

ARTICLE; CUCUMBER; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; SEEDLING;

CUCUMIS SATIVUS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; SEEDLING; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER;

CUCUMIS SATIVUS;

EID: 33846457413     PISSN: 10019332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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