Effect of prechilling and GA3 on seed germination of Ferula assa-foetida and Prangos ferulacea

Seed Science and Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 464-468

  Keshtkar, H R ^a   Azarnivand, H ^a   Atashi, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSA; FERULA ASSA-FOETIDA; FOENICULUM VULGARE; PRANGOS;

EID: 68149162158     PISSN: 02510952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15258/sst.2009.37.2.19     Document Type: Article

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