Influence of some hardseededness-breaking treatments on germination in Persian clover (trifolium resupinatum ssp. typicum Fiori et Paol.) seeds

Romanian Agricultural Research

Volumn , Issue 28, 2011, Pages 229-236

  Ates, Ertan ^a  

^a NAMIK KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Germination; Hardseededness; Persian clover; Seed

Indexed keywords

TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM RESUPINATUM;

EID: 84856769032     PISSN: 12224227     EISSN: 20675720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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