Sugarbeet (Beta vulgaris L.) seed pre-treatment with water and HCl to improve germination

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1338-1342

  Habib, Maralian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOHAGHEGH ARDABILI   (Iran)

Author keywords

Germination; HCl; Pre treatment; Sugar beet; Water

Indexed keywords

CD38 ANTIGEN; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; WATER;

AGRONOMY; ARTICLE; BEET; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; GERMINATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; REPLICATION STUDY; SEED TREATMENT; SOWING;

BETA VULGARIS; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS;

EID: 77949730929     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/ajb10.1460     Document Type: Article

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