Aerated hydration treatment improves the response of Brassica juncea and Brassica campestris seeds to stress during germination

Seed Science and Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 57-70

  Mehra, V ^a,b   Tripathi, J ^a,c   Powell, A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b R D National College   (India)

^c Parwanipur   (Nepal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA; BRASSICA CAMPESTRIS; BRASSICA JUNCEA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; BRASSICA RAPA; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. PEKINENSIS;

EID: 0041856102     PISSN: 02510952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15258/sst.2003.31.1.07     Document Type: Article

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