Germination response of four pasture species to temperature, light, and post-harvest period

Plant Biosystems

Volumn 144, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 849-856

  Gresta, F ^a   Cristaudo, Antonia ^a   Onofri, A ^b   Restuccia, A ^a   Avola, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^c CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

Author keywords

Light; Pasture species; Post harvest period; Seed germination; Temperature

Indexed keywords

DIPLOTAXIS ERUCOIDES; HIRSCHFELDIA INCANA; HYOSERIS SCABRA; SONCHUS; SONCHUS OLERACEUS;

EID: 78650403907     PISSN: 11263504     EISSN: 17245575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11263504.2010.523549     Document Type: Article

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