African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6865

Full Length Research Paper

Germination capacity of some halophytic plants species under increasing salinity

Hichem Hajlaoui
  • Hichem Hajlaoui
  • Regional Center for Agricultural Research in Sidi Bouzid - Tunisia.
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Samira Maatallah
  • Samira Maatallah
  • Regional Center for Agricultural Research in Sidi Bouzid - Tunisia.
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Nawel Nasri
  • Nawel Nasri
  • Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University Campus, 2092 Tunis, Tunisia.
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Hafedh Nasr
  • Hafedh Nasr
  • National Research Institute of Rural Engineering, Water and Forests – Tunisia.
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  •  Received: 14 September 2015
  •  Accepted: 17 February 2016
  •  Published: 27 October 2016

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