Argan (Argania spinosa (L.) Skeels) seed germination under nursery conditions: Effect of cold storage, gibberellic acid and mother-tree genotype

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 191-194

  Alouani, Mohamed ^a   Bani Aameur, Fouzia ^a  

^a IBN ZOHR UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Argania spinosa; Dormancy; Germination; Gibberellic acid; Reforestation

Indexed keywords

DORMANCY; GERMINATION; REFORESTATION;

ARGANIA SPINOSA; FUNGI;

EID: 2542506550     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest:2004011     Document Type: Article

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