Time course changes in ionic composition and total soluble carbohydrates in two Barley cultivars at seedling stage under salt stress

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 38, Issue 5 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 1457-1466

  Aqeel Ahmad, Muhammad Sajid ^a   Ali, Qasim ^a   Bashir, Rohina ^a   Javed, Farrukh ^a   Alvi, Ambreen Khadija ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Barley; Germination; Ionic composition; Soluble sugars; Time course

Indexed keywords

HORDEUM;

EID: 54449087629     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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