Effect of water stress during seed development on morphometric characteristics and dormancy of wild radish (raphanus raphanistrum L.) seeds

International Journal of Plant Production

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 159-168

  Eslami, S V ^a   Gill, G S ^b   Mcdonald, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRJAND   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Drought; Leaf relative water content; Mother plant; Seed germination; Seed weight

Indexed keywords

RAPHANUS RAPHANISTRUM; RAPHANUS SATIVUS;

EID: 77954679628     PISSN: 17356814     EISSN: 17358043     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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