Effect of maturation stage, storage time and temperature on seed germination of Medicago species

Seed Science and Technology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 698-708

  Gresta, F ^a   Avola, G ^b   Anastasi, U ^c   Miano, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO ARABICA; MEDICAGO LUPULINA; MEDICAGO ORBICULARIS;

EID: 36849068302     PISSN: 02510952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15258/sst.2007.35.3.16     Document Type: Article

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