Blackgum seed conditioning increases germination: Rate, seedling emergence and quality

Seed Science and Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 49-57

  Kmetz Gonzalez, M ^b   Struve, D ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0034083558     PISSN: 02510952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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