Cardinal temperatures of germination in medicinal pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo convar. pepo var. styriaca), borago (Borago officinalis L.) and black cumin (Nigella sativa L.)

Asian Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 574-578

  Ghaderi, F A ^a   Soltani, A ^a   Sadeghipour, H R ^a  

^a GORGAN UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Base temperature; Black cumin; Borago; Ceiling temperature; Germination; Medicinal pumpkin; Optimum temperature

Indexed keywords

BORAGO; BORAGO OFFICINALIS; CUCURBITA PEPO; NIGELLA SATIVA; PEPO;

EID: 59249106985     PISSN: 16823974     EISSN: 18125697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajps.2008.574.578     Document Type: Article

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