Effects of Osmo- and hydro-priming on seed parameters of grain sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.)

Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1696-1700

  Moradi, A ^a   Younesi, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Accelerated aging; Emergence; Hydro priming; Osmo priming; Sorghum

Indexed keywords

EID: 69549098331     PISSN: 19918178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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