Responses to dehydration and conservation of the non-orthodox seeds of Warburgia salutaris

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 532-539

  Kioko, J I ^a   Berjak, P ^a   Pammenter, N W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYOPRESERVATION; DEHYDRATION; SEED; VIABILITY;

WARBURGIA SALUTARIS;

EID: 1842714864     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0254-6299(15)30291-X     Document Type: Article

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