Effect of NaCl salinity on the germination and seedling growth of some medicinal plants

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 889-897

  Muhammad, Zahir ^a   Hussain, Farrukh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PESHAWAR   (Pakistan)

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Indexed keywords

LEPIDIUM SATIVUM; LINUM USITATISSIMUM; PLANTAGO OVATA; TRIGONELLA FOENUM-GRAECUM;

EID: 77952896713     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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