Seed treatment methods and duration effects on germination of wild sunflower

Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 63-69

  Akinola, J O ^a   Larbi, A ^b   Farinu, G O ^a   Odunsi, A A ^a  

^a LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b Intl Livestock Research Institute   (Nigeria)

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Indexed keywords

TITHONIA DIVERSIFOLIA;

EID: 0033984648     PISSN: 00144797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0014479700361075     Document Type: Article

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