After-ripening, light conditions, and cold stratification influence germination of marula [Sclerocarya birrea (A. Rich.) Hochst, subsp. caffra (Sond.) Kokwaro] seeds

HortScience

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 119-124

  Moyo, Mack ^a   Kulkarni, Manoj G ^a   Finnie, Jeffrey F ^a   Van Staden, Johannes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Light intensity; Photoinhibition; Seed storage

Indexed keywords

ANACARDIACEAE; SCLEROCARYA BIRREA;

EID: 58849111360     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.44.1.119     Document Type: Article

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