Vegetative growth, superoxide dismutase activity and ion concentration of salt-stressed watermelon as influenced by rootstock

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 146, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 695-704

  Goreta, Smiljana ^a   Bucevic Popovic, Viljemka ^b   Selak, Gabriela Vuletin ^a   Pavela Vrancic, Maja ^b   Perica, Slavko ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ADRIATIC CROPS AND KARST RECLAMATION   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT   (Croatia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GROWTH RESPONSE; ION; RHIZOSPHERE; ROOTSTOCK; SALINITY; VINE;

CITRULLUS LANATUS; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; CUCURBITA MAXIMA X CUCURBITA MOSCHATA; LAGENARIA SICERARIA;

EID: 56749181279     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: 14695146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859608007855     Document Type: Article

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