The influence of the caruncle on the germination of castor seed under high salinity or low soil water content

Seed Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 139-143

  Severino, L S ^a,b   Cordoba G, O J ^c   Zanotto, M D ^d   Auld, D L ^a  

^a EMBRAPA ALGODÃO   (Brazil)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN TIBAITATÁ   (Colombia)

^d SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUPHORBIACEAE; FORMICIDAE; RICINUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 84861078734     PISSN: 02510952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15258/sst.2012.40.1.18     Document Type: Article

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