Priming and seed orientation affect seedcoat adherence and seedling development of muskmelon transplants

HortScience

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 847-848

  Nascimento, Warley M ^a,b   West, Sherlie H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cucumis melo; Germination; Melon; Osmoconditioning

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO; MELO;

EID: 0031905369     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.33.5.847     Document Type: Article

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