Effect of temperature on seed germination parameters in Kalmegh (Andrographis paniculata Wall. ex Nees.)

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1241-1244

  Kumar, Birendra ^a   Verma, Sanjeet K ^a   Singh, H P ^a  

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

Author keywords

Andrographis paniculata; Germination; Kalmegh; Seed quality; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ANDROGRAPHIS PANICULATA; CONSTANT TEMPERATURE; EAST ASIAN COUNTRIES; EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE; GERMINATION; GERMINATION ENERGY; GERMINATION POTENTIAL; INDONESIA; KALMEGH; MEDICINAL HERB; PRIMARY PARAMETERS; SEED GERMINATION; SEED QUALITY; SEED SOWING; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SRI LANKA; THAILAND; VIET NAM;

SEED; STANDARDIZATION;

CULTIVATION;

CULTIVATION; DICOTYLEDON; GERMINATION; HERB; MEDICINAL PLANT; PHOTOPERIOD; SEED PRODUCTION; SOWING; STANDARD (REGULATION); TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ASIA;

ANDROGRAPHIS PANICULATA;

EID: 79959295549     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2011.04.008     Document Type: Article

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