Seed vigor and ion toxicity in safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) seedlings produced by various seed sizes under NaCl stress

Archives of Biological Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 723-729

  Kaya, Mehmet Demir ^a   Bayramin, Suay ^a   Kaya, Gamze ^a   Uzun, Oguzhan ^b  

^a CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR FIELD CROPS   (Turkey)

^b ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Germination; Ion analysis; Safflower; Salinity; Seedling growth

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961203421     PISSN: 03544664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2298/ABS1103723K     Document Type: Article

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