PHYSIOLOGICAL ADAPTIVE MECHANISMS OF PLANTS GROWN IN SALINE SOIL AND IMPLICATIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELOPMENT IN A COASTAL ZONE - Salt Marshes - page 71

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