Autotoxic effects of pearl millet aqueous extracts on seed germination and seedling growth

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 255-260

  Saxena, Anurag ^a   Singh, D V ^a   Joshi, N L ^a  

^a CENTRAL ARID ZONE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

allelopathy; aqueous extracts; autotoxicity; pearl millet; seed germination; seedling growth

Indexed keywords

GERMINATION; PEARL MILLET;

PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; POACEAE;

EID: 0030153409     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1996.0061     Document Type: Article

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