Reducing hard seededness in fenugreek by scarification technique

Seed Science and Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 627-631

  Pandita, V K ^a   Nagarajan, S ^a   Sharma, D ^a  

^a INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

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EID: 0033427918     PISSN: 02510952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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