The influence of temperature, light, salinity and seed pre-treatment on the germination of Sesbania sesban seeds

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 19, 2007, Pages 2231-2235

  Dan, Truong Hoang ^a   Brix, Hans ^b  

^a CAN THO UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Acid pre treatment; Germination; Hot water pre treatment; Light; Salinity; Sesbania sesban; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM SULFATE; SULFURIC ACID;

ARTICLE; DARKNESS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FILTRATION; GERMINATION; LIGHT; NONHUMAN; PAPER; PLANT; SALINITY; SEED; SEED DEVELOPMENT; SESBANIA SESBAN; WATER TEMPERATURE;

SESBANIA; SESBANIA SESBAN;

EID: 35148820993     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/ajb2007.000-2350     Document Type: Article

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