Physiological response of riparian plants to watering in hyper-arid areas of Tarim River, China

Frontiers of Biology in China

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 54-61

  Ruan, Xiao ^a   Wang, Qiang ^a   Chen, Yaning ^b   Li, Weihong ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b XINJIANG INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY   (China)

Author keywords

Cytokinins; Endogenous abscisic acid; Free proline; Groundwater table; Soluble sugars; Water and saline stress

Indexed keywords

APOCYNUM; APOCYNUM VENETUM; POPULUS EUPHRATICA; TAMARIX RAMOSISSIMA;

EID: 33847377523     PISSN: 16733509     EISSN: 16733622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11515-007-0010-x     Document Type: Article

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