Germination of Cleome hassleriana and Polanisia dodecandra seed lots in response to light, temperature and stratification

Research Journal of Seed Science

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-17

  Gomez Raboteaux, Nadilia N ^a   Anderson, Neil O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLEOME; CLEOME HASSLERIANA; POLANISIA; POLANISIA DODECANDRA;

EID: 77951969868     PISSN: 18193552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/rjss.2010.1.17     Document Type: Article

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