Why 10°C-primed sh-2 sweet corn seeds were of higher quality than 20°C-primed seeds: Some physiological clues

Seed Science and Technology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 199-213

  Chiu, K Y ^a   Chen, C L ^b   Sung, J M ^c  

^a MINGDAO UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 15944387969     PISSN: 02510952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15258/sst.2005.33.1.20     Document Type: Article

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