Varietal effect on germination parameter at controlled and uncontrolled temperature in Palmarosa (Cymbopogon martinii)

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 696-699

  Verma, Sanjeet K ^a   Kumar, Birendra ^a   Ram, Govind ^a   Singh, H P ^a   Lal, R K ^a  

^a CSIR CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS   (India)

Author keywords

Cymbopogon martinii; Czabator's index; Seed quality; Varieties

Indexed keywords

CONSTANT TEMPERATURE; CYMBOPOGON; CZABATOR'S INDEX; GENETIC MAKE-UP; GERMINATION ENERGY; PETRI PLATES; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SEED GERMINATION; SEED QUALITY; SEED RATE; STORAGE CONDITION; TEMPERATURE REGIMES; TWO-TEMPERATURE; VARIETIES;

ESSENTIAL OILS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

SEED;

CULTIVATION; ESSENTIAL OIL; GERMINATION; GRASS; NURSERY GROUND; PARAMETERIZATION; PHOTOPERIOD; SEED; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

CYMBOPOGON; CYMBOPOGON MARTINII;

EID: 77957245711     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2010.07.015     Document Type: Article

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