A rapid germination protocol for mile-a-minute weed, Polygonum perfoliatum L

Seed Science and Technology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 749-757

  Colpetzer, K ^a   Hough Goldstein, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MIKANIA MICRANTHA; POLYGONUM; POLYGONUM PERFOLIATUM;

EID: 4344620718     PISSN: 02510952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15258/sst.2004.32.3.10     Document Type: Article

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