Roles of duration and concentration of priming agents on dormancy breaking and germination of caper (Capparis spinosa L.) for the protection of arid degraded areas

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 44, Issue SPL. ISS. 2, 2012, Pages 225-230

  Arefi, Iman Hessam ^a   Nejad, Saeed Khani ^a   Kafi, Mohammad ^a  

^a FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

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CAPPARIS SPINOSA;

EID: 84864095395     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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