Growth stimulation of dwarf peas (Pisum sativum L.) through homeopathic potencies of plant growth substances

Forschende Komplementarmedizin und Klassische Naturheilkunde

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 281-292

  Baumgartner, S ^a,b   Thurneysen, A ^a   Heusser, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b Institut Hiscia   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anthroposophy; Gibberellic acid; Homeopathy; Plant growth regulators

Indexed keywords

GIBBERELLIN; HOMEOPATHIC AGENT; KINETIN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; GERMINATION; GROWTH STIMULATION; HOMEOPATHY; PEA; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT SEED; SHOOT GROWTH;

ADENINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GIBBERELLINS; HOMEOPATHY; KINETIN; PEAS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANT SHOOTS; SEEDS;

EID: 10844240585     PISSN: 14247364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000082149     Document Type: Article

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