Effects of storage conditions and presence of fruiting bracts on the germination of Atriplex halimus and Salsola vermiculata

Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 149-155

  Osman, A E ^a   Ghassali, F ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS ICARDA   (Syrian Arab Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATRIPLEX HALIMUS; SALSOLA VERMICULATA;

EID: 0031006971     PISSN: 00144797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0014479797000021     Document Type: Article

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