Germination of Zinnia seed with and without pericarp

Seed Science and Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 465-473

  Miyajima, Daiichiro ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ZINNIA; ZINNIA VIOLACEA;

EID: 0030446927     PISSN: 02510952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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