A comparison of electric field treatments to hydropriming on cucumber seed germination enhancement

Kasetsart Journal - Natural Science

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 559-565

  Huang, Rukui ^a   Sukprakarn, Sutevee ^b   Phavaphutanon, Lop ^b   Juntakool, Sunanta ^b   Chaikul, Chaiwat ^b  

^a NATIONAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER FOR NON FOOD BIOREFINERY   (China)

^b KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Electric field; Germination; Hydropriming; Membrane permeability

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS SATIVUS;

EID: 33847201540     PISSN: 00755192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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