The roles of inorganic nitrogen salts in maintaining phytochrome- and gibberellin A3-mediated germination control in skotodormant lettuce seeds

Journal of Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 159-165

  Hsiao, A I ^a,b   Quick, W A ^a,b  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Germination; Gibberellin; Imbibition; Lettuce; Nitrogen; Phytochrome; Skotodormant

Indexed keywords

LACTUCA; LACTUCA SATIVA;

EID: 0007612905     PISSN: 07217595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00190579     Document Type: Article

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