Ecophysiology of Pennisetum clandestinum: A valuable salt tolerant grass

Environmental and Experimental Botany

Volumn 92, Issue , 2013, Pages 55-63

  Muscolo, A ^a   Panuccio, M R ^a   Eshel, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Antioxidative enzymes; Fodder; Kikuyu grass; Lawn; Pennisetum clandestinum; Salinity

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ECOPHYSIOLOGY; GERMINATION; GRASS; GROWTH RATE; MORPHOLOGY; PHYTOREMEDIATION; ROOT SYSTEM; SALINITY TOLERANCE; SODIUM; SOIL EROSION;

CENTRAL AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; PENNISETUM; PENNISETUM CLANDESTINUM;

EID: 84878190893     PISSN: 00988472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2012.07.009     Document Type: Article

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