Effects of seed osmoconditioning on germination characteristics of the tomato at different temperatures

Advances in Horticultural Science

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 205-209

  Cavallaro, V ^a   Mauromicale, G ^a   Di Vincenzo, G ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.; seed osmopriming; suboptimal germination temperature

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0030513411     PISSN: 03946169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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