Vigor tests used to rank seed lot quality and predict field emergence in four forage species

Crop Science

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 535-541

  Wang, Y R ^a,b   Yu, L ^b   Nan, Z B ^b   Liu, Y L ^a  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELYMUS; ELYMUS SIBIRICUS; LOLIUM; MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO SATIVA; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); POACEAE; SORGHUM BICOLOR; SORGHUM X DRUMMONDII; VICIA; VICIA AMERICANA; VICIA BENGHALENSIS;

EID: 1542320198     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2004.5350     Document Type: Article

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