Effect of salt stress and seed size on germination and early seedling growth of safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.)

Seed Science and Technology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 73-78

  Farhoudi, R ^a   Motamedi, M ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS;

EID: 77950679654     PISSN: 02510952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15258/sst.2010.38.1.07     Document Type: Article

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