Effect of drought stress on water status, elecrolyte leakage and enzymatic antioxidants of Kochia (Kochia scoparia) under saline condition

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 3517-3524

  Masoumi, Ali ^a   Kafi, Mohammad ^a   Khazaei, Hamidreza ^a   Davari, Kamran ^a  

^a FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BASSIA SCOPARIA; KOCHIA;

EID: 78649851400     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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