Moringa oleifera leaf extract: An innovative priming tool for rangeland grasses

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 65-75

  Nouman, Wasif ^a   Siddiqui, Muhammad Tahir ^a   Basra, Shahzad Maqsood Ahmed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Cenchrus ciliaris; Echinochloa crusgalli; Matripriming; Moringa leaf extract; Panicum antidotale

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; FILTRATION; PLANTS (BOTANY);

CENCHRUS CILIARIS; ECHINOCHLOA CRUSGALLI; MATRIPRIMING; MORINGA LEAF EXTRACTS; PANICUM ANTIDOTALE;

SEED;

GERMINATION; GRASS; LEAF; RANGELAND; SEED;

CENCHRUS; CENCHRUS CILIARIS; CORCHORUS CAPSULARIS; ECHINOCHLOA; ECHINOCHLOA CRUS-GALLI; MORINGA; MORINGA OLEIFERA; PANICUM; PANICUM ANTIDOTALE; POACEAE;

EID: 84855867351     PISSN: 1300011X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3906/tar-1009-1261     Document Type: Article

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