Desiccation of alfalfa for seed production with diquat and glufosinate

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 435-439

  Moyer, J R ^a   Acharya, S N ^a   Fraser, J ^a   Richards, K W ^a   Foroud, N ^a  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Germination; hard seed; seed weight; stage; yield

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029803311     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/cjps96-077     Document Type: Article

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