Germination of seed lots of Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) after extended natural ageing in cool storage

Seed Science and Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 177-185

  Naylor, R E L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOLIUM; LOLIUM MULTIFLORUM;

EID: 0041856092     PISSN: 02510952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15258/sst.2003.31.1.18     Document Type: Article

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