Impact of Gamma irradiation induced changes on growth and Physiological responses of rice under saline conditions

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 2487-2495

  Shereen, A ^a   Ansari, R ^a   Mumtaz, S ^a   Bughio, H R ^a   Mujtaba, S M ^a   Shirazi, M U ^a   Khan, M A ^a  

^a NUCLEAR INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURE AND BIOLOGY NIAB   (Pakistan)

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