Enhanced proline synthesis may determine resistance to salt stress in tomato cultivars

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2707-2710

  Ali, Syed Ghias ^a   Rab, Abdur ^b   Khan, Naqib Ullah ^b   Nawab, Khalid ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PESHAWAR   (Pakistan)

^b THE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

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LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 84858053871     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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