Can adverse effects of acidity and aluminum toxicity be alleviated by appropriate rootstock selection in cucumber?

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 7, Issue AUG2016, 2016, Pages

  Rouphael, Youssef ^a   Rea, Elvira ^b   Cardarelli, Mariateresa ^b   Bitterlich, Michael ^c   Schwarz, Dietmar ^c   Colla, Giuseppe ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF VEGETABLE AND ORNAMENTAL CROPS   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Al tolerance; Chlorophyll index; Cucumis sativus L.; Graft combination; Membrane stability; Mineral composition; pH level

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986566072     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.01283     Document Type: Article

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