IMPROVING SEED GERMINATION AND GREEN POD YIELD IN OKRA (HIBISCUS ESCULENTUS L.) USING CALCIUM CARBIDE-A NEW SOURCE OF ETHYLENE

Journal of Plant Nutrition

Volumn 35, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 2024-2036

  Kashif, Saif Ur Rehman ^a   Yaseen, Muhammad ^a   Raza, Hamaad ^a   Kirn, Asma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

acetylene; calcium carbide; ethylene; okra; seed germination

Indexed keywords

ABELMOSCHUS; ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS;

EID: 84867203932     PISSN: 01904167     EISSN: 15324087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01904167.2012.717157     Document Type: Article

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