Seed development and maturation in aubergine (Solanum melongena L.)

Gartenbauwissenschaft

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 148-154

  Demir, I ^a   Mavi, K ^a   Sermenli, T ^a   Ozcoban, M ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELONGENA; SOLANUM; SOLANUM MELONGENA;

EID: 0036629612     PISSN: 0016478X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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