Tolerance of aluminium toxicity in annual Medicago species and lucerne

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 499-511

  Scott, B J ^a,b,c   Ewing, M A ^a,d   Williams, R ^a,e,f   Humphries, A W ^a,g   Coombes, N E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^c CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e Tamworth Centre for Crop Improvement   (Australia)

^f DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^g SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alfalfa

Indexed keywords

ACID SOIL; ALFALFA; ALUMINUM; CULTIVAR; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GERMPLASM; PHYTOTOXICITY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POLLUTION TOLERANCE; REGROWTH;

MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO LITTORALIS; MEDICAGO MUREX; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MEDICAGO TORNATA; SPHAEROCARPOS;

EID: 40449106733     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA07137     Document Type: Article

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