Seed germination and dormancy

Plant Cell

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1055-1066

  Bewley, J Derek ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

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EID: 0031420258     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.9.7.1055     Document Type: Article

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