Genetic mechanisms controlling salt tolerance in Gossypium hirsutum L. seedlings

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 115-121

  Azhar, F M ^a   Khan, A A ^a   Saleem, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

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GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 34547264232     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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