Effects of temperature and light on salinity tolerance during germination in two desert glycophytic grasses, Lasiurus scindicus and Panicum turgidum

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 173-182

  El Keblawy, A ^a,b   Al Ansari, F ^a   Al Shamsi, N ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b SUEZ CANAL UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Desert grasses; Germination recovery; Glycophytes; Lasiurus scindicus; Panicum turgidum; Salinity tolerance; Seed germination

Indexed keywords

FORAGE; GERMINATION; GRASS; INHIBITION; LIGHT EFFECT; SALINITY TOLERANCE; SEED; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EASTERN DESERT; EGYPT;

BLEPHARIDACHNE; LASIURUS SCINDICUS; PANICUM TURGIDUM; POACEAE;

EID: 79955520181     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: 13652494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2494.2010.00773.x     Document Type: Article

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