Seed morphology and germination characteristics in three Garcinia species

Seed Science and Technology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 595-604

  Malik, S K ^a   Chaudhury, R ^a   Abraham, Z ^a  

^a NATIONAL BUREAU OF PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GARCINIA; GARCINIA CAMBOGIA; GARCINIA XANTHOCHYMUS;

EID: 29644436694     PISSN: 02510952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15258/sst.2005.33.3.07     Document Type: Article

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