Provenance variation in seed germination and seedling growth of Acacia nilotica ssp. indica in India

Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 97-101

  Krishan, B ^a   Toky, O P ^a  

^a CCS HARYANA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Acacia nilotica; Germination; Provenances; Seedling growth

Indexed keywords

ACACIA NILOTICA;

EID: 0030019439     PISSN: 09259864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00126947     Document Type: Article

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