Factors influencing germination of hybrid plantain seeds in soil

Plant Foods for Human Nutrition

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1-11

  Dumpe, Boniface D ^a   Wokoma, E C W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Carbendazim; Copper oxychloride; Fungicide; Germination; Hybrid plantain seeds; Mancozeb; Potassium metabisulphite; Soil

Indexed keywords

MUSA; MUSA X PARADISIACA; PLANTAGO;

EID: 18644372227     PISSN: 09219668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:QUAL.0000040335.36708.20     Document Type: Article

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