Potassium hydroxide improves seed germination and emergence in five native plant species

HortScience

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 274-276

  Gao, Yong Ping ^a   Zheng, Guo Hua ^a   Gusta, Lawrence V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Angelica atropurpurea; Echinacea angustifolia; Glycyrrhiza lepidota; Mentha arvensis; Scarification; Seed treatment; Vaccinium angustifolium

Indexed keywords

ANGELICA ATROPURPUREA; ECHINACEA ANGUSTIFOLIA; GLYCYRRHIZA LEPIDOTA; MENTHA ARVENSIS; VACCINIUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM;

EID: 0031972266     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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