Effects of light, temperature and different media on seed germination of Brassica juncea (L. Czern) var. Ensabi in the laboratory

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 5, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 258-260

  Tossi, Abbas Fallah ^a   Bakar, Baki Haji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Brassica juncea; Light; Seed germination; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA; BRASSICA JUNCEA;

EID: 36649019359     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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