A smoke-derived butenolide improves early growth of tomato seedlings

Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 50, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 139-148

  Jain, Neeru ^a   Van Staden, Johannes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

DNA replication; Germination stimulant; Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.; Radicle emergence; Seedling vigour; Smoke

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SEED;

DNA REPLICATION; GERMINATION STIMULANTS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM MILL.; RADICLE EMERGENCE; SEEDLING VIGOUR;

CROPS;

COMPUTERS; FARM CROPS; PHYSIOLOGY; SEEDS; SMOKE;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 33751549258     PISSN: 01676903     EISSN: 15735087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10725-006-9110-x     Document Type: Article

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