The alleviation of salinity induced stress with the application of silicon in soilless grown Lactuca sativa L. ’Eish!’

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Title:	The alleviation of salinity induced stress with the application of silicon in soilless grown Lactuca sativa L. ’Eish!’
Authors:	Milne, Christopher Jodi
Keywords:	Lettuce -- Effect of stress on;Crops -- Effect of stress on;Silicon -- Lettuce;Salt (Sodium chloride) -- Lettuce;Plant hormones;Lactuca sativa L. (Lettuce);Dissertations, Academic;MTech;Theses, dissertations, etc.
Issue Date:	2012
Publisher:	Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Abstract:	This article based thesis includes two individual studies evaluating the role of silicon (Si) in mitigating the negative effects that are associated with sodium chloride (NaCl) induced toxicity in lettuce (Lactuca sative L. 'Eish!').
Description:	Thesis (MTech (Horticulture))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2012
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/842
Appears in Collections:	Horticulture - Masters Degrees