Effect of salt stress on water relations and antioxidant activity in tomato

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 613, Issue , 2003, Pages 39-46

  De Pascale, S ^a   Angelino, G ^a   Graziani, G ^a   Maggio, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b ENEA National Center of Innovative Technology Energy and Environment   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Carotenoids; Leaf and root water potentials; Lycopene; Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.; Mineral composition.

Indexed keywords

EID: 75449102668     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2003.613.3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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