Very low fluence and low fluence response in the induction and inhibition of seed germination in Celosia argentea

Seed Science Research

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 43-48

  Dixit, Sanjay ^a   Amritphale, Dilip ^a  

^a VIKRAM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Celosia argentea; dormancy; germination; phytochrome

Indexed keywords

CELOSIA ARGENTEA;

EID: 0029770702     PISSN: 09602585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0960258500003019     Document Type: Article

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