Effects of salt stress on germination percentage and seedling growth in sweet sorghum cultivars

Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1492-1495

  Almodares, A ^a   Hadi, M R ^a   Dosti, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ISFAHAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Salinity; Seed germination; Seedling growth; Sweet sorghum

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTIVAR; GERMINATION; GROWTH CURVE; KELLER; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; RIO; SALINITY; SALT STRESS; SALT TOLERANCE; SOAVE; SOFRA; SORGHUM;

EID: 37349072071     PISSN: 17273048     EISSN: 18125719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2007.1492.1495     Document Type: Article

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