Scarification of seeds of Acacia angustissima (Mill.) Kuntze and its effect on germination

Seed Science and Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 301-307

  Rincon Rosales R ^a   Culebro Espinosa, N R ^a   Gutierrez Miceli, F A ^a   Dendooven, L ^b  

^a Secretaria de Educacion Publica   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACACIA; ACACIA ANGUSTISSIMA;

EID: 1842471060     PISSN: 02510952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15258/sst.2003.31.2.07     Document Type: Article

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