Comparison of three priming techniques for onion seed lots differing in initial seed quality

Seed Science and Technology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 365-375

  Caseiro, R ^a   Bennett, M A ^b   Marcos Filho, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM; ALLIUM CEPA;

EID: 4544333978     PISSN: 02510952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15258/sst.2004.32.2.09     Document Type: Article

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