Review on Dormancy, Germinability, and Germination in Crop and Weed Seeds

Advances in Agronomy

Volumn 61, Issue C, 1997, Pages 111-165

  Hilhorst, Henk W M ^a   Toorop, Peter E ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 77956711872     PISSN: 00652113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0065-2113(08)60663-X     Document Type: Chapter

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