Effects of salinity on growth, ionic relations and solute content of sorghum bicolor (L.) monench

Journal of Plant Nutrition

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1219-1236

  Dashti, Asghar ^a   Khan, Asif Ali ^b   Collins, Julian C ^c  

^a YAZD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abiotic stress; Inorganic solutes; Organic solutes; Osmotic adjustment; Potassium selectivity

Indexed keywords

SORGHUM BICOLOR;

EID: 70449429425     PISSN: 01904167     EISSN: 15324087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01904160902945333     Document Type: Article

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