Effect of water stress on growth of colchicine induced polyploid Coccinia palmata and Lagenaria sphaerica plants

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 20, 2008, Pages 3645-3649

  Ntuli, Nontuthuko Rosemary ^a   Zobolo, Alpheus Mpilo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Coccinia palmate; Colchicine; Lagenaria sphaerica; Water stress

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; COLCHICINE;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; SEEDLING; SURVIVAL RATE; WATER STRESS;

COCCINIA; COCCINIA PALMATA; LAGENARIA SPHAERICA;

EID: 57349160250     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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