Influence of temperature, light and plant growth regulators on germination of black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) seeds

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1354-1358

  Li, Zhigang ^a   Liu, Aiqin ^a   Wu, Huasong ^a   Tan, Lehe ^a   Long, Yuzhou ^a   Gou, Yafeng ^a   Sun, Shiwei ^a   Sang, Liwei ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL BIOSCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Black pepper; Light; Piper nigrum L.; Plant growth regulator; Temperature

Indexed keywords

PHYTOHORMONE;

ARTICLE; BLACK PEPPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DARKNESS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FILTRATION; GERMINATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LIGHT; LOW TEMPERATURE; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT SEED; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

PIPER NIGRUM;

EID: 77949768706     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/ajb10.1571f     Document Type: Article

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