Variability in the response of chickpea cultivars to short-term salinity, in terms of water retention capacity, membrane permeability, and osmo-protection

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 57-63

  Garg, Neera ^a   Singla, Ranju ^a  

^a PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cicer arietinum; Cultivars; Membrane stability index; Osmolytes; Relative water content

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS;

CICER ARIETINUM; CULTIVARS; MEMBRANE STABILITY; OSMOLYTES; RELATIVE WATER CONTENT;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CULTIVAR; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PHYSIOLOGY; SALINITY TOLERANCE; SEEDLING; WATER RETENTION;

CICER ARIETINUM;

EID: 70350523843     PISSN: 1300011X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3906/tar-0712-41     Document Type: Article

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