Effect of salinity and silicon on root characteristics, growth, water status, proline content and ion accumulation of purslane (Portulaca oleracea L.)

Soil Science and Plant Nutrition

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 341-347

  Kafi, Mohammad ^a   Rahimi, Zainab ^a  

^a FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

Author keywords

Leaf and root K and Na content; Purslane; Root growth; Shoot growth

Indexed keywords

PORTULACA OLERACEA; PORTULACACEAE;

EID: 84855588440     PISSN: 00380768     EISSN: 17470765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00380768.2011.567398     Document Type: Article

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