Aerosol smoke and smoke-water stimulation of seedling vigor of a commercial maize cultivar

Crop Science

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1336-1340

  Sparg, S G ^a   Kulkarni, M G ^a   Van Staden, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

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ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33646448549     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2005.07-0324     Document Type: Article

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