Breaking seed dormancy in black mulberry (Morus nigra L.) by cold stratification and exogenous application of gibberellic acid

Acta Biologica Cracoviensia Series Botanica

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 23-26

  Koyuncu, Fatma ^a  

^a SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Black mulberry; Dormancy; Germination; Gibberellic acid; Stratification

Indexed keywords

MORUS (PLANT); MORUS NIGRA;

EID: 33644502616     PISSN: 00015296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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