Carbohydrate content and root growth in seeds germinated under salt stress

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 132, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 876-882

  Leatherwood, W Roland ^a   Pharr, D Mason ^a   Dean, Lisa O ^a   Williamson, John D ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apium graveolens; Arabidopsis thaliana; Brassica oleracea; Germination; Mannitol; Nicotiana tabacum; Osmotic stress

Indexed keywords

APIUM GRAVEOLENS; APIUM GRAVEOLENS VAR. DULCE; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BRASSICA OLERACEA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; CAPITATA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 36448956114     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.132.6.876     Document Type: Article

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