Circumventing thermodormancy in lettuce

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 504, Issue , 1999, Pages 147-152

  Nascimento, W M ^a   Cantliffe, D J ^b  

^a EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Endosperm weakening; Lactuca sativa; Seed priming; Stand establishment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005680718     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.1999.504.16     Document Type: Conference Paper

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