Interactive effects of salinity, light and temperature on seed germination of sand dunes glycophyte Cyprus conglomeratus growing in the United Arab Emirates deserts

Seed Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 364-376

  Keblawy El, A ^a   Neyadi Al, S S ^b   Rao, M V ^b   Al Marzouqi, A H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

^b Faculty of Science   (United Arab Emirates)

^c UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYPERUS; CYPERUS CONGLOMERATUS;

EID: 79960831147     PISSN: 02510952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15258/sst.2011.39.2.09     Document Type: Article

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