Morpho-physiological evaluation and RAPD markers-assisted characterization of date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) varieties for salinity tolerance

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 7, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 503-507

  Kurup, Shyam S ^a   Hedar, Yousef S ^a   Al Dhaheri, Mouza A ^a   El Heawiety, Ahmed Y ^a   Aly, Mohammed A M ^a   Alhadrami, Ghaleb ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Morpho physiology; Phoenix dactylifera; Pigments; RAPD markers; Salinity tolerance

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; CHLOROPHYLL;

ARECACEAE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; NONHUMAN; PALM TREE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT HEIGHT; PLANT LEAF; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; SALINITY;

PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA;

EID: 73949140272     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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