Seed enhancements

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 607, Issue , 2003, Pages 53-59

  Cantliffe, Daniel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergence; Longevity; Osmoconditioning; Priming; Seed quality; Solid matrix priming (smp)

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548306435     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2003.607.8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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