Effect of salt stress (sodium chloride) on germination and seedling growth of durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) genotypes

CHAMEKH Zoubeir
Genetic and Plant Breeding Laboratory, Department of Agronomy and Biotechnology, National Agronomic Institute of Tunisia, 43, Avenue Charles Nicole, 1082 Tunis, Tunisia
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BEJI Saddreddine

BEJI Saddreddine
Higher Agriculture School of Kef, Tunisia
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KAROUI Feker

KAROUI Feker
Higher Agriculture School of Kef, Tunisia
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BOUZAIEN Themir

BOUZAIEN Themir
Higher Agriculture School of Kef, Tunisia
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MRABIT Mayada

MRABIT Mayada
Higher Agriculture School of Kef, Tunisia
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BEN YOUNES Mongi

BEN YOUNES Mongi
Regional Research Development Office of Agriculture in Semi Arid North West of Kef, Tunisia
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Article Number - 50B2D1346761
Vol.6(4), pp. 320-325 , April 2014
https://doi.org/10.5897/IJBC2013.0668

Received: 04 December 2013
Accepted: 12 February 2014
Published: 30 April 2014

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