Phytochrome action in seed germination of fringed sage (Artemisia frigida)

Weed Science

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 109-113

  Bai, Yuguang ^a   Romo, James T ^b   Hou, Junqiang ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

ARTFR; Germination ecology; Imbibition; Light; Water uptake

Indexed keywords

EID: 9444241319     PISSN: 00431745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0043174500093620     Document Type: Article

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