Priming with moringa leaf extract reduces imbibitional chilling injury in spring maize

Seed Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 271-276

  Afzal, I ^a   Hussain, B ^a   Basra, S M A ^a   Rehman, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORINGA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84866292315     PISSN: 02510952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15258/sst.2012.40.2.13     Document Type: Article

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