Cardinal temperatures for germination in three millet specieses (Panicum miliaceum, Pennisetum glaucum and Setaria italica)

Asian Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 316-319

  Kamkar, B ^a,b   Koocheki, A ^b   Nassiri Mahallati, M ^b   Rezvani Moghaddam, P ^b  

^a GORGAN UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES   (Iran)

^b FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cardinal temperatures; Germination; Millet; Model

Indexed keywords

PANICUM MILIACEUM; PENNISETUM; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; SETARIA ITALICA;

EID: 33646377195     PISSN: 16823974     EISSN: 18125697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajps.2006.316.319     Document Type: Article

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