An instrumental set up for seed germination studies with temperature control and automatic image recording

Brazilian Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 99-108

  Teixeira, Pedro C N ^a   Coelho Neto, José A ^a   Rocha, Humberto ^a   De Oliveira, Juracy M ^a  

^a Centro de Pesquisa   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Digital image; Lactuca sativa; Scanner; Siegel's test; Thermal gradient tables

Indexed keywords

LACTUCA; LACTUCA SATIVA;

EID: 46249124808     PISSN: 16770420     EISSN: 16779452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1677-04202007000200002     Document Type: Article

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