Does proline application ameliorate adverse effects of salt stress on growth, ions and photosynthetic ability of eggplant (Solanum melongena L.)?

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 164, Issue , 2013, Pages 507-511

  Shahbaz, Muhammad ^a   Mushtaq, Zainab ^a   Andaz, Fatima ^a   Masood, Atifa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Eggplant; Gas exchange characteristics; Mineral nutrients; Proline; Salt stress

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION; AMINO ACID; CHLOROPHYLL; FLUORESCENCE; GAS EXCHANGE; SALT; SHOOT; VEGETABLE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84887221853     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2013.10.001     Document Type: Article

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