Moisture content and dormancy in Striga asiatica seeds

Weed Research

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 257-265

  Mohamed, A H ^a   Ejeta, G ^a   Butler, L G ^a   Housley, T L ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GERMINATION; MOISTURE CONTENT; SEED DORMANCY; WEED;

STRIGA ASIATICA;

EID: 0031857733     PISSN: 00431737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3180.1998.00102.x     Document Type: Article

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