Stimulation of germination in rice (Oryza sativa L.) by a static magnetic field

Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 121-128

  Carbonell, Maria Victoria ^a   Martinez, Elvira ^a   Amaya, Jose Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

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ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 0347938551     PISSN: 15368378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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