Effects of seed priming and water potential on germination of cotton (gossypium hirsutum L.) and maize (zea mays L.) in laboratory assays

South African Journal of Plant and Soil

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 64-70

  Murungu, F S ^a   Nyamugafata, P ^b   Chiduza, C ^b   Clark, L J ^c   Whalley, W R ^c  

^a MIDLANDS STATE UNIVERSITY   (Zimbabwe)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^c SILSOE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cotton; Germination; Maize; Seed priming

Indexed keywords

GERMINATION; SEED;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 20644446514     PISSN: 02571862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02571862.2005.10634683     Document Type: Article

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