Seed germination protocol for the threatened plant species, Bretschneidera sinensis Hemsl

Seed Science and Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 70-78

  Qi, Q ^a,b,c   Hong Feng, C ^a   Fu Wu, X ^a   Dong Ming, L ^a   Xiao Gai, H ^c  

^a SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c HENAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRETSCHNEIDERA SINENSIS; BRETSCHNEIDERACEAE; FUNGI;

EID: 62249099148     PISSN: 02510952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15258/sst.2009.37.1.09     Document Type: Article

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