Identification of novel source of salt tolerance in local bread wheat germplasm using morpho-physiological and biochemical attributes

Abstract Salt tolerant wheat cultivars may be used as genetic resource for wheat breeding to ensure yield stability in future. The study was aimed to select salt tolerant cultivar(s) to identify novel source of salt tolerance in local wheat germplasm. Initially, 40 local wheat cultivars were screene...

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Main Authors: Nadeem Hussain, Abdul Ghaffar, Zafar Ullah Zafar, Muhammad Javed, Kausar Hussain Shah, Sibgha Noreen, Hamid Manzoor, Muhammad Iqbal, Islam Frahat Zaky Hassan, Hussan Bano, Hafiza Saima Gul, Misbah Aamir, Ayesha Khalid, Younas Sohail, Muhammad Ashraf, Habib-ur-Rehman Athar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-90280-w