Effects of cold stratification on germination rate and percentage of caper (Capparis ovata Desf.) seeds

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 667-670

  Olmez, Zafer ^a   Gokturk, Askin ^a   Gulcu, Suleyman ^b  

^a KAFKAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Capparis ovata Desf.; Dormancy; Germination rate; Stratification

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; COLD WATER; GERMINATION; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; PLANT; RESEARCH WORK; SEED; SEED DORMANCY; STRATIFICATION;

ARTICLE; CAPPARIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERMINATION; GREENHOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; SEED DORMANCY; SEED PRODUCTION; STRATIFICATION;

CAPPARIS OVATA; CAPPARIS SPINOSA;

EID: 33749353149     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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