Effect of seed borne pathogens on seed longevity in chickpea and cowpea under storage at 25°C to -18°C

Seed Science and Technology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 69-75

  Ahmad, Z ^a   Ghafoor, A ^a   Bashir, M ^a  

^a NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLACKEYE COWPEA MOSAIC VIRUS; CICER ARIETINUM; MYCOSPHAERELLA RABIEI;

EID: 33645769531     PISSN: 02510952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15258/sst.2006.34.1.08     Document Type: Article

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