Quantitative response of the longevity of seed of twelve crops to temperature and moisture in hermetic storage

Seed Science and Technology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 432-444

  Ellis, R H ^a   Hong, T D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA VULGARIS; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; ELEUSINE; ELEUSINE CORACANA; ORYZA GLABERRIMA; ORYZA SATIVA; PASPALUM; PASPALUM SCROBICULATUM; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; SACCHARUM; SACCHARUM SP.; SETARIA (PLANT); SETARIA ITALICA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; SORGHUM BICOLOR; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34548312322     PISSN: 02510952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15258/sst.2007.35.2.18     Document Type: Article

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