Effect of different seed storage conditions on germination and isozyme activity in some brassica species

Annals of Botany

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 1995, Pages 579-585

  Ramiro, M C ^a   Perez Garcia F ^a   Aguinagalde, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Accessions; Brassica cretica; Brassica incana; Brassica montana; Brassica oleracea; Germination; Isozymes; Seed storage

Indexed keywords

EID: 0011204346     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbo.1995.1062     Document Type: Article

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