Role of silicon in mitigating the adverse effects of salt stress on growth and photosynthetic attributes of two maize (Zea mays L.) cultivars grown hydroponically

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1675-1684

  Parveen, Nusrat ^a   Ashraf, Muhammad ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

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ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77955169015     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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