Studies on seed quality parameters in deteriorating seeds in Brassica (Brassica campestris)

Seed Science and Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 389-396

  Verma, S S ^a   Verma, U ^a   Tomer, R P S ^a  

^a CCS HARYANA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA; BRASSICA CAMPESTRIS; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; BRASSICA RAPA; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. PEKINENSIS;

EID: 1842418492     PISSN: 02510952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15258/sst.2003.31.2.15     Document Type: Article

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