Effects of aluminium on germination and growth of two different wheat cultivars

Acta Botanica Hungarica

Volumn 45, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 315-321

  Iqbal, M Z ^a   Shafiq, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Aluminium; Germination; Seedling growth; Wheat

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950420809     PISSN: 02366495     EISSN: 15882578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/ABot.45.2003.3-4.6     Document Type: Article

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