Germination and emergence of the hard seed coated Tylosema esculentum (Burch) A. Schreib in response to different pre-sowing seed treatments

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 501-507

  Travlos, I S ^a   Economou, G ^a   Karamanos, A I ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Africa; Hard seed coat; Marama; Mechanical scarification; Seed dormancy

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; GERMINATION; LEGUME; SCARIFICATION; SEED DORMANCY; SEED TREATMENT; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; SEMIARID REGION;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; TYLOSEMA ESCULENTUM;

EID: 33750087009     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2006.07.001     Document Type: Article

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