Seed germination

Plant Developmental Biology

Volumn 1, Issue , 2010, Pages 383-404

  Martin, R C ^a   Pluskota, W E ^b   Nonogaki, H ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARMIA AND MAZURY IN OLSZTYN   (Poland)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84855644707     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-02301-9_19     Document Type: Chapter

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