Effects of drought stress on the seed germination and early seedling growth of the endemic desert plant Eremosparton songoricum (Fabaceae)

EXCLI Journal

Volumn 12, Issue , 2013, Pages 89-101

  Li, Haiyan ^a,b   Li, Xiaoshuang ^a,b   Zhang, Daoyuan ^a   Liu, Huiliang ^a   Guan, Kaiyun ^a  

^a XINJIANG INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Drought stress; Eremosparton songoricum; Physiological characteristics; Seed germination; Seedling growth

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; MACROGOL 6000; MALONALDEHYDE; PEROXIDASE; PIGMENT; PROLINE; SUGAR; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DROUGHT STRESS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; EREMOSPARTON SONGORICUM; FABACEAE; GERMINATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; SEEDLING; SPECIES CULTIVATION; WATER STRESS;

EID: 84873688232     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16112156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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