Physiological response of halophytes to multiple stresses

Functional Plant Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 883-896

  Hamed, Karim Ben ^a   Ellouzi, Hasna ^a   Talbi, Ons Zribi ^a   Hessini, Kamel ^a   Slama, Ines ^a   Ghnaya, Taher ^a   Bosch, Sergi Munné ^c   Savouré, Arnould ^b   Abdelly, Chedly ^a  

^a CENTRE DE BIOTECHNOLOGIE DE BORJ CÉDRIA   (Tunisia)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

halophyte; salinity; stress combination

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FLOODING; HALOPHYTE; HEAVY METAL; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SALINE SOIL;

EID: 84881443941     PISSN: 14454408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/FP13074     Document Type: Conference Paper

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