Role of calcium in alleviating effect of salinity on germination of Phragmites karka seeds

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 78, Issue , 2012, Pages 122-128

  Zehra, A ^a   Gul, B ^a   Ansari, R ^a   Khan, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Calcium; Light; NaCl salinity; Photoperiod; Phragmites; Seed germination; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BRACKISH WATER; CALCAREOUS SOIL; CALCIUM; DROUGHT; GERMINATION; LIGHT EFFECT; PERENNIAL PLANT; PHOTOPERIOD; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; REEDBED; RHIZOME; SALINITY; SEED BANK; SEED DISPERSAL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SURVIVAL; SWAMP; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

KARACHI; PAKISTAN; SIND;

PHRAGMITES; PHRAGMITES KARKA; POACEAE;

EID: 84855965586     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2011.05.016     Document Type: Article

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