Effect of NaCl salinity on growth and mineral composition of ziziphus spina-christi (L.) willd

Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 107-114

  Sohail, M ^a   Saied, A S ^b   Gebauer, J ^a   Buerkert, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

Author keywords

Foliar injury; Fruit tree; Ion content; Neglected species; Salt stress tolerance

Indexed keywords

ZIZIPHUS; ZIZIPHUS SPINA-CHRISTI;

EID: 73349131687     PISSN: 16129830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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