Effects of scarification, gibberellic acid and dry heat treatments on the germination of Balanites aegyptiaca seeds from the Sudanian savanna in Burkina Faso

Seed Science and Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 605-617

  Schelin, M ^a   Tigabu, M ^a   Eriksson, I ^a   Sawadogo, L ^b   Oden P C ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b Departement Production Forestiere   (Burkina Faso)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALANITES; BALANITES AEGYPTIACA; BALANITES AEGYPTICA;

EID: 1842579080     PISSN: 02510952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15258/sst.2003.31.3.10     Document Type: Article

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