Pre-sowing application of ascorbic acid and salicylic acid to seed of pumpkin and seedling response to salt

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2677-2682

  Rafique, Noman ^a   Raza, Syed Hammad ^a   Qasim, Muhammad ^a   Iqbal, Naeem ^a  

^a GC UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

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