Stimulatory effects of Houttuynia cordata Thunb. on seed germination of Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth.

Allelopathy Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 49-56

  Ma, Yongqing ^a   Shui, Junfeng ^a   Inanaga, Shinobu ^a,b   Cheng, Jiming ^a  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Germination; Houttuynia cordata; Induction; Isolation; Striga hermonthica

Indexed keywords

HOUTTUYNIA CORDATA; STRIGA ASIATICA; STRIGA HERMONTHICA;

EID: 13844314593     PISSN: 09714693     EISSN: 09741240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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