Effects of source of plant material and temperature on the production of smoke extracts that promote germination of light-sensitive lettuce seeds

Environmental and Experimental Botany

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 421-429

  Jager A K ^a   Light, M E ^a   Van Staden, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

germination; Light sensitive lettuce seed; smoke extracts; temperature

Indexed keywords

LACTUCA; THEMEDA TRIANDRA;

EID: 0030438452     PISSN: 00988472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0098-8472(96)01024-6     Document Type: Article

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