Seed chlorophyll content as an indicator for seed maturity and seed quality

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 504, Issue , 1999, Pages 219-227

  Jalink, H ^a   Van Der Schoor, R ^a   Birnbaum, Y E ^a   Bino, R J ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll; Fluorescence; Maturity; Non destructive; Seed; Sort

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000953717     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.1999.504.23     Document Type: Conference Paper

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