Food-flavouring smoke extracts promote seed germination

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 282-284

  Jager A K ^a   Rabe, T ^a   Van Staden, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Food flavouring; fractionation; seed germination; smoke extract

Indexed keywords

LACTUCA; THEMEDA TRIANDRA;

EID: 0030448897     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0254-6299(15)30659-1     Document Type: Article

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