Enhancing germination and seedling growth in Vitex doniana Sweet for horticultural prospects and conservation of genetic resources

Fruits

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 279-291

  N'danikou, Sognigbé ^a,b   Achigan Dako, Enoch G ^a   Tchokponhoué, Dèdéou A ^a   Assogba Komlan, Françoise ^c   Gebauer, Jens ^d   Vodouhè, Raymond S ^b   Ahanchédé, Adam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

^b BIOVERSITY INTERNATIONAL   (Italy)

^c Ntl Agric Res Inst Benin (INRAB)   (Benin)

^d RHINE WAAL UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Benin; Domesticaci n de plantas; Dormancia de semillas; Germinaci n de las semillas; ndice de crecimiento; Pl ntulas; Reproducci n sexual; Vitex doniana

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902466855     PISSN: 02481294     EISSN: 1625967X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/fruits/2014017     Document Type: Article

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