Evaluating the potential of seed priming techniques in improving germination and early seedling growth of various rangeland grasses

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2797-2800

  Qadir, Ihsan ^a   Khan, Z H ^a   Khan, R A ^a   Afzal, Irfan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

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Indexed keywords

CENCHRUS; CENCHRUS CILIARIS; CENCHRUS SETIGERUS; PANICUM; PANICUM ANTIDOTALE; POACEAE; PTYAS MUCOSUS;

EID: 84867710529     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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