Maclean, J.L., Dawe, D.C., Hardy, B. and Hettel, G.P. (eds) Rice almanac. 3rd edn

This book is the third in the series called Rice Almanac publishedby the International Rice Research Institute, Los Banos, Philippines.It will serve as a standard source book for the most importanteconomic activity on earth. The Almanac provides fully updatedrice production and consumption statistics from the top tenrice-producing countries, in addition to 54 other countriesfrom Afghanistan to Venezuela. The book is composed of chapterson     

Salt tolerance of Triticum monococcum L., T. dicoccum (Schrank) Schubl., T. durum Desf. and T. aestivum L. seedlings

Responses to salt stress of diploid wheat Triticum monococcum L., tetraploid wheats T. dicoccum (Schrank) Schubl. and T. durum Desf. cv. Grandur, and hexaploid wheats T. aestivum L. cvs. Begra and Gama were studied. Seeds were germinated on filter paper in Petri dishes, moistened in Hoagland medium containing 0 (control), 10, 20, 50, 100 and 200 mM NaCl. Index of tolerance to salt treatments was calculated on the basis of shoot length. Increase in salt concentration led to decrease in seed germination and inhibition of shoot and root elongation. Hexaploid and diploid wheats were more tolerant to salt stress than tetraploid wheats.     

Aitkin-Chistie,J., Kozai,T., Smith,M.A.L. (ed.):Automation and environmental control in plant tissue culture

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