The effect of salinity on the growth of the halophyte Atriplex Hortensis (Chenopodiaceae)

Applied Ecology and Environmental Research

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 319-332

  Kachout, S Sai ^a   Mansoura, A Ben ^b   Jaffel, K ^a   Leclerc, J C ^c   Rejeb, M N ^b   Ouerghi, Z ^a  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CARTHAGE   (Tunisia)

^c UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MONNET   (France)

Author keywords

Atriplex; Biomass production; Chlorophyll concentration; Salt stress; Stomatal conductance; Water content

Indexed keywords

ACER PENSYLVANICUM; AMARANTHACEAE; ATRIPLEX; ATRIPLEX HORTENSIS;

EID: 76849092060     PISSN: 15891623     EISSN: 17850037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15666/aeer/0704_319332     Document Type: Article

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