Relationship of photosynthetic pigments and water relations with salt tolerance of proso millet (Panicum Miliaceum L.) accessions

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2957-2964

  Sabir, Pakeeza ^a   Ashraf, Muhammad ^a,b   Hussain, Mumtaz ^a   Jamil, Amer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

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PANICUM MILIACEUM;

EID: 76349088083     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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