Production of micropropagated melon plantlets adapted to saline environment

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 609, Issue , 2003, Pages 257-262

  Ruta, C ^a   Morone Fortunato, I ^a   Tagarelli, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cucumis melo L.; Glomus mossae; Micropropagation; Root systems; Salt stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350064720     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2003.609.38     Document Type: Conference Paper

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