Seed priming and seedling establishment of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 5, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 179-184

  Abdulrahmani, B ^a   Ghassemi Golezani, K ^a   Valizadeh, M ^a   Feizi Asl, V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

^b Dryland Agricultural Research Institute Maragheh   (Iran)

Author keywords

Barley; Seed priming; Seed vigor; Seedling

Indexed keywords

HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE;

EID: 36649004308     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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