Inclusion of plant growth regulators into priming solution improves low-temperature germination and emergence of watermelon seeds

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1161-1165

  Korkmaz, Ahmet ^a   Tiryaki, Iskender ^a   Nas, Mehmet Nuri ^a   Ozbay, Nusret ^a  

^a KAHRAMANMARAS SUTCU IMAM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Emergence; Germination; Methyl jasmonate; Polyamines; Watermelon

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCE; GERMINATION; GROWTH REGULATOR; HORTICULTURE;

CITRULLUS LANATUS; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS;

EID: 13144263664     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/P04-028     Document Type: Article

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