Temperature and mechanical scarification on seed germination of 'maguey' (Agave salmiana Otto ex Salm-Dyck)

Seed Science and Technology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 47-56

  Pena Valdivia C B ^a   Sanchez Urdaneta A B ^a,b   Aguirre R , J R ^c   Trejo, C ^a   Cardenas E ^a   Villegas M , A ^a  

^a Estadística E Informática   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DEL ZULIA   (Venezuela)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE SAN LUIS POTOSÍ   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAVE; AGAVE ATROVIRENS; AGAVE SALMIANA;

EID: 33645827585     PISSN: 02510952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15258/sst.2006.34.1.06     Document Type: Article

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