Seed mass and germination in Asteraceae species of Argentina

Seed Science and Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 786-790

  Galindez G ^a   Ortega Baes, P ^b   Daws, M I ^c   Suhring S ^b   Scopel, A L ^d   Pritchard, H W ^c  

^a CRN CNIA INTA Castelar   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SALTA   (Argentina)

^c ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

^d FAUBA ^*  (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTERACEAE;

EID: 73649143129     PISSN: 02510952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15258/sst.2009.37.3.27     Document Type: Article

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