Bio-osmopriming tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) seeds for improved stand establishment

Seed Science and Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 489-499

  Warren, J E ^a   Bennett, M A ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERATION; BACTERIAL COATING; BIOOSMOPRIMING; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CULTURE MEDIUM; GERMINATION; HYDRATION; INFECTION PREVENTION; METALAXYL; MIXTURE; MOISTURE; NUTRIENT; OSMOPRIMING; SEED TREATMENT; SODIUM NITRATE;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PSEUDOMONAS AUREOFACIENS; PYTHIUM ULTIMUM;

EID: 0033403803     PISSN: 02510952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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