Effects of seed coat, chemicals and hormones on breaking dormancy in pear rootstock seeds (Pyrus betulaefolia Bge. and Pyrus calleryana Dene.)

Seed Science and Technology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 348-357

  Bao, J P ^a   Zhang, S L ^a  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PYRUS; PYRUS BETULAEFOLIA; PYRUS CALLERYANA;

EID: 77956253326     PISSN: 02510952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15258/sst.2010.38.2.08     Document Type: Article

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