Beneficial effects of silicon in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under salinity stress

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 38, Issue 5 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 1715-1722

  Tahir, Mukkram Ali ^a   Rahmatullah, ^a   Aziz, Tariq ^b   Ashraf, M ^c   Kanwal, Shamsa ^a   Maqsood, Muhammad Aamer ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^b Sub Campus University of Agriculture   (Pakistan)

^c NONE

Author keywords

K:Na selectivity ratio; Salinity; Silicon; Wheat

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 49349100257     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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