International Journal of
Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Plant Physiol. Biochem.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2162
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJPPB
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 113

Full Length Research Paper

The physiological and behavioural responses of argan seedlings (Argania spinosa (L.) Skeels) to water stress in the semi-arid Western Algeria

Benaouf Zohra*
  • Benaouf Zohra*
  • Laboratory of Ecology, Faculty of Biology, Houari Boumediene University of Sciences and Technology (U.S.T.H.B), El Alia, BP 32, Bab Ezzouar, 16111 Algiers, Algeria.
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Miloudi Ali
  • Miloudi Ali
  • Laboratory of Plant Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Mascara 29000, Algeria.
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Belkhodja Moulay
  • Belkhodja Moulay
  • Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Faculty of Science, University of Oran 31000, Algeria.
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  •  Received: 01 March 2014
  •  Accepted: 04 June 2014
  •  Published: 30 June 2014

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