Influence of salinity on chlorophyll, leaf water potential, total soluble sugars, and mineral nutrients in two young olive cultivars

Journal of Plant Nutrition

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1906-1916

  Mousavi, A ^a,b   Lessani, H ^a   Babalar, M ^a   Talaei, A R ^a   Fallahi, E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b Agriculture and Natural Resources Research Center   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll; Mineral nutrient; NaCl; Olive (Olea europea L.); Salinity; Soluble sugar; Water potential

Indexed keywords

OLEA EUROPAEA;

EID: 53849144636     PISSN: 01904167     EISSN: 15324087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01904160802402807     Document Type: Article

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