Effects of presowing treatments, desiccation and storage conditions on germination of Strychnos nux-vomica seeds, a valuable medicinal plant

New Forests

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 121-131

  Sivakumar, V ^a   Anandalakshmi, R ^a   Warrier, R R ^a   Tigabu, M ^b   Oden P C ^b   Vijayachandran, S N ^a   Geetha, S ^a   Singh, B G ^a  

^a Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education   (India)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

After ripening; Dormancy; Gibberellic acid; Hermetic storage

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; MOISTURE; SEED; THERMAL EFFECTS;

AFTER-RIPENING; DORMANCY; GIBBERELLIC ACID; HERMETIC STORAGE;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

DESICCATION; GERMINATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOISTURE CONTENT; SEED; SEED TREATMENT; SOWING;

MOISTURE; PLANTS; SEEDS;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; TAMARAIKULAM; TAMIL NADU;

STRYCHNOS NUX-VOMICA;

EID: 33747104944     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11056-005-5038-7     Document Type: Article

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