Salt stress induced changes in germination, sugars, starch and enzyme of carbohydrate metabolism in abelmoschus esculentus (L.) moench seeds

African Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 408-415

  Dkhil, Besma Ben ^a   Denden, Mounir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUSSE   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Abelmoschus esculentus; Amylase; Germination; Ion uptake; Phenols; Salinity; Seeds; Starch; Total soluble sugars

Indexed keywords

ABELMOSCHUS; ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS;

EID: 77950153051     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1991637X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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