Influence of silicon and nano-silicon on salinity tolerance of cherry tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.) at early growth stage

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 161, Issue , 2013, Pages 111-117

  Haghighi, Maryam ^a   Pessarakli, Mohammad ^b  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Mesophyll conductance; Photosynthesis rate; Photosynthetic water use efficiency; Water uptake

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; ELECTROLYTE; FRUIT; GAS EXCHANGE; GROWTH RATE; HYDROPONICS; LEAF; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SALINITY TOLERANCE; SILICON; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; WATER CONTENT; WATER UPTAKE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM VAR. CERASIFORME;

EID: 84880988375     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2013.06.034     Document Type: Article

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