Germination and seedling development of drought tolerant and susceptible wheat under moisture stress

Seed Science and Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 291-302

  Baalbaki, R Z ^a   Zurayk, R A ^a   Bleik, M M ^a   Talhouk, S N ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

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EID: 0032819355     PISSN: 02510952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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