Germination, seedling vigor and electrical conductivity of seed leachates as affected by dry heat treatment of tomato seeds

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 771, Issue , 2008, Pages 43-50

  Farooq, M ^a   Basra, S M A ^a   Saleem, B A ^a   Nafees, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Dry heat; Electrical conductivity; Germination; Seedling vigor; Tomato

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 58149110747     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2008.771.5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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