Germination responses of the subtropical annual halophyte Zygophyllum simplex

Seed Science and Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 83-91

  Khan, M A ^a   Ungar, I A ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ZYGOPHYLLUM SIMPLEX;

EID: 0031000930     PISSN: 02510952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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