Environmental factors affecting germination of tropical soda apple (Solanum viarum)

Weed Science

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 570-574

  Akanda, Rais U ^a   Mullahey, J Jeffrey ^a   Shilling, Donn G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

depth of planting; Light quality; osmotic potential; pH; phytochrome; priming treatment; scarification; temperature

Indexed keywords

MALUS X DOMESTICA; SOLANUM; SOLANUM VIARUM;

EID: 0029849658     PISSN: 00431745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0043174500094352     Document Type: Article

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