Osmotic and autotoxic effects of leaf extracts on germination and seedling growth of alfalfa

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1673-1679

  Chon, Sang Uk ^a   Nelson, C J ^a   Coutts, J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); OSMOSIS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; TOXICITY;

AUTOTOXIC EFFECTS; GERMINATION; ROOT ELONGATION RATE (RER); SEEDLINGS;

SEED;

MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 9944228700     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2004.1673     Document Type: Article

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