Light-mediated germination in lettuce seeds: Resurrection of a classic plant physiology lab exercise

American Biology Teacher

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 367-370

  Neff, Michael M ^a   Sanderson, Lori ^a   Tedor, Dan ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 70349191575     PISSN: 00027685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1662/005.071.0609     Document Type: Article

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