Hot water treatments of carrot seeds: Effects on seed-borne fungi, germination, emergence and yield

Seed Science and Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 599-613

  Hermansen, A ^a   Brodal, G ^b   Balvoll, G ^c  

^a Plant Protection Centre   (Norway)

^b Seed Testing Station   (Norway)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNARIA DAUCI; STREPTOMYCES GRISEOVIRIDES; TRICHODERMA HARZIANUM;

EID: 0033451238     PISSN: 02510952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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