Using ethephon and GA3 to overcome thermoinhibition in 'Jalapeno M' pepper seed

HortScience

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1026-1027

  Carter, Anne K ^a   Stevens, Roseann ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capsicum annuum; Ethylene; Gibberellin; Seed treatments; Thermodormancy

Indexed keywords

CAPSICUM ANNUUM;

EID: 0031764603     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.33.6.1026     Document Type: Article

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