Cucumber seedling dependence on cotyledonary leaves for early growth

Pesquisa Agropecuaria Brasileira

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 531-539

  Bisognin, Dilson Antônio ^a   Velasquez, Luis ^b   Widders, Irvin ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cotyledon coverage; Cotyledon excision; Cucumis sativus; Dry matter; Leaf area

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS SATIVUS;

EID: 23744464829     PISSN: 0100204X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0100-204x2005000600002     Document Type: Article

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