Storage Practice of <I>Saraca asoca</I> Seeds

T. M. Prajith; C. Anilkumar

doi:10.36808/if/2016/v142i6/97379

Storage Practice of Saraca asoca Seeds

Authors

T. M. Prajith Seed Bank, Conservation Biology Division Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Pacha-Palode Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala-695 562
C. Anilkumar Seed Bank, Conservation Biology Division Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Pacha-Palode Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala-695 562

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2016/v142i6/97379

Abstract

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