Evaluation of sorghum varieties/lines for salt tolerance using physiological indices as screening tool

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 47-52

  Kausar, Abida ^a   Yasin Ashraf, M ^b   Ali, Iftikhar ^a   Niaz, M ^a   Abbass, Qaiser ^a  

^a GC UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b NUCLEAR INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURE AND BIOLOGY NIAB   (Pakistan)

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EID: 84858016613     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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