Methods to break seed dormancy of Rhynchosia capitata, a summer annual weed

Chilean Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 483-487

  Ali, Hafiz Haider ^a   Tanveer, Asif ^a   Nadeem, Muhammad Ather ^a   Asghar, Hafiz Naeem ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Dormancy; Germination; H2SO4; HCL; HNO3

Indexed keywords

RHYNCHOSIA CAPITATA;

EID: 84856471074     PISSN: 07185820     EISSN: 07185839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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