Modelling effects of prolonged conditioning on dormancy and germination of Striga hermonthica

Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 235-249

  Dzomeku, Israel K ^a   Murdoch, Alistair J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (Ghana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dormancy; Factors; Germination; Modelling; Striga hermonthica

Indexed keywords

STRIGA; STRIGA HERMONTHICA;

EID: 34948880797     PISSN: 18125379     EISSN: 18125417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ja.2007.235.249     Document Type: Article

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