Effect of temperature, light, seed weight and GA3 on the germination of Verbascum bithynicum, Verbascum wiedemannianum and Salvia dicroantha

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1118-1121

  Senel, Emel ^a   Ozdener, Yasemin ^a   Incedere, Demet ^a  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Salvia dicroantha; Seed germination; Verbascum bithynicum; Verbascum wiedemannianum

Indexed keywords

SALVIA; VERBASCUM;

EID: 34247130108     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2007.1118.1121     Document Type: Article

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