Temperature affects the germination of forage legume seeds

Crop Science

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 2846-2853

  Butler, Twain J ^a   Celen, Ahmet E ^b   Webb, Stephen L ^a   Krstic, Djordje ^c   Interrante, Sindy M ^a  

^a PLANT BIOLOGY DIVISION   (United States)

^b EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOVI SAD   (Serbia)

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EID: 84908180741     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: 14350653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2014.01.0063     Document Type: Article

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