Microbial population dynamics on seeds during drum and steeping priming

Plant and Soil

Volumn 255, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 631-640

  Wright, B ^a   Rowse, H ^a   Whipps, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carrot; Leek; Microbial population dynamics; Parsnip; Priming, seeds; Sugar beet

Indexed keywords

HORTICULTURE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEED TREATMENT;

ALLIUM PORRUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; DAUCUS CAROTA; FUNGI; PASTINACA SATIVA;

EID: 0141560895     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026055112679     Document Type: Article

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