Effects of Seed Size Variation on Germination and Seeding Vigour of Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) |
Jung, Ki-Yuol
(Cereal Crop Research Division, NICS, RDA)
Yun, Eul-Soo (Cereal Crop Research Division, NICS, RDA) Park, Chang-Young (Cereal Crop Research Division, NICS, RDA) Choi, Young-Dae (Cereal Crop Research Division, NICS, RDA) Hwang, Jae-Bok (Cereal Crop Research Division, NICS, RDA) Jeon, Seung-Ho (Cereal Crop Research Division, NICS, RDA) |
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