Physiological effects of the combined stresses of freezing-thawing, acid precipitation and deicing salt on alfalfa seedlings

Abstract Background Frequent freeze-thaw phenomena, together with widely used deicing salt and intense acid precipitation, often occur in northeastern China, causing damage to various aspects of plants, such as the permeability of biological membranes, osmotic adjustment, and photosystems. Aiming to...

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Main Authors: Guozhang Bao, Wenyi Tang, Qirui An, Yaoxin Liu, Jiaqi Tian, Nan Zhao, Saning Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12870-020-02413-4