Temperature requirements for seed germination in species of the genus Allium L.

Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 509-517

  Specht, C E ^a   Keller, E R J ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF PLANT GENETICS AND CROP PLANT RESEARCH IPK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allium; Dormancy; Germination percentage; Germination temperature

Indexed keywords

GERMINATION; TEMPERATURE;

ALLIUM; LILIACEAE;

EID: 0030682227     PISSN: 09259864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008624831308     Document Type: Article

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