Physiological alterations due to field salinity stress in melon (Cucumis melo L.)

Acta Physiologiae Plantarum

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2018, Pages

  Akrami, Mahmoud ^a   Arzani, Ahmad ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cucumis melo L; Fruit yield; Lipid peroxidation; Osmolytes; Salt stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 85046894426     PISSN: 01375881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11738-018-2657-0     Document Type: Article

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