Effect of tannin content of faba bean (Vicia faba) seed on seed vigour, germination and field emergence

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 85-93

  Kantar, F ^a,b   Pilbeam, C J ^a,c   Hebblethwaite, P D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emergence; faba bean; germination; seed vigour; tannin content; testa; Vicia faba

Indexed keywords

VICIA FABA;

EID: 0029785294     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1996.tb07092.x     Document Type: Article

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