Breaking dormancy of Stylosanthes humilis seeds with low pH solutions

Acta Physiologiae Plantarum

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 387-394

  Pelacani, Claudinéia R ^a,b   Barros, Raimundo S ^a   Ribeiro, Dimas M ^a   Frigeri, Renita B C ^a,c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE RONDÔNIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Buffer solution; Dormancy; Ethylene; Germination; Low pH; Townsville stylo seeds

Indexed keywords

STYLOSANTHES HUMILIS;

EID: 23044486611     PISSN: 01375881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11738-005-0016-4     Document Type: Article

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