Priming slows deterioration of artificially aged bitter gourd seeds by enhancing anti-oxidative activities

Seed Science and Technology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 350-359

  Yeh, Y M ^a   Sung, J M ^b  

^a Taoyuan District Agricultural Improvement Station   (Taiwan)

^b HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 51949087328     PISSN: 02510952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15258/sst.2008.36.2.08     Document Type: Article

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