The Effects of Seed Priming with Acid Ascorbic on Seed Germination and Morphological Traits of Taverniera cuneifolia under Drought Stress

Subject Areas : Seed Science and Technology

Fateme Alvani ¹ , Ghasem Ali Dianati Tilaki ² , Ehsan Sadati ³

1 - Range Management Department, Faculty of Natural Resources, Tarbiat Modares University,
2 - Tarbiat Modares University, Faculty of Natural Resources
3 - Center of Natural Resources and Agriculture, Mazandaran

Received: 2017-04-04 Accepted : 2017-04-14 Published : 2018-07-01

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