Morphological and biochemical responses of turf grasses to water deficit conditions

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 3441-3448

  Riaz, Atif ^a   Younis, Adnan ^a   Hameed, Mansoor ^a   Kiran, Sidra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYNODON DACTYLON; POACEAE;

EID: 78649849370     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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