Mechanisms of seed dormancy in zoysia (Zoysia japonica Steud.)

Seed Science and Technology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 543-550

  Xu, Q ^a   Bughrara, S S ^b   Nelson, C J ^a   Coutts, J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POACEAE; ZOYSIA JAPONICA;

EID: 29644448146     PISSN: 02510952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15258/sst.2005.33.3.02     Document Type: Article

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