The role of humic substances in mitigating the harmful effects of soil salinity and improve plant productivity

International Journal of Plant Production

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 353-374

  Ouni, Y ^a   Ghnaya, T ^a   Montemurro, F ^b   Abdelly, Ch ^a   Lakhdar, A ^a  

^a CENTRE DE BIOTECHNOLOGIE DE BORJ CÉDRIA   (Tunisia)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hormone like activity; Humic substance; Plant productivity; Salt accumulation; Soil degradation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901354863     PISSN: 17356814     EISSN: 17358043     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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