Improving germination, seedling establishment and biochemical characters of aged hybrid rice seed by priming with KNO 3 + PVA

African Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 78-83

  Zhu, Shi yang ^a,b   Hong, De lin ^a   Yao, Jin ^a   Zhang, Xiao ling ^b   Luo, Tian kuan ^b  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WENZHOU VOCATIONAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Aged seed; Biochemical property; Germination; Hybrid rice; Priming technology; Seedling establishment; Yield related traits

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954421033     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1991637X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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