Soaking summer squash seeds in low concentrations of cobalt solution before sowing increased plant growth, femaleness, and fruit yield via increasing plant ethylene level

Journal of Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 25-32

  Atta Aly, M A ^a  

^a Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Cobalt; Ethylene; Femaleness; Growth; Squash

Indexed keywords

CUCURBITA PEPO;

EID: 0031959212     PISSN: 07217595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00007008     Document Type: Article

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