Salinity and temperature effects on seed germination of milk thistle

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 38, Issue 19-20, 2007, Pages 2681-2691

  Ghavami, N ^a   Ramin, A A ^b  

^a SHAHID CHAMRAN UNIVERSITY OF AHVAZ   (Iran)

^b ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Germination; Milk thistle; Salt stress; Seedling emergence; Temperatures

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL PLANT; DICOTYLEDON; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GENOTYPE; GERMINATION; PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY; PIGMENT; SALINITY; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ASTERACEAE; SILYBUM MARIANUM;

EID: 36248933326     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103620701662901     Document Type: Article

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