Seed germination and seedling growth of citrus (Citrus species) rootstocks under different salinity regimes

Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 246-248

  Singh, Awtar ^a,b   Saini, M L ^a,c   Behl, R K ^a,c  

^a CCS HARYANA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR CITRUS   (India)

^c Department of Plant Breeding ^*

Author keywords

Citrus rootstocks; Citrus sp; Germination; Salinity; Screening; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

CITRUS; CITRUS JAMBHIRI; CITRUS LIMON; CITRUS X LIMONIA; PONCIRUS TRIFOLIATA;

EID: 4344718603     PISSN: 00195022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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