Evaluation of Physical Seed Treatments for Improved Seed Quality Characters in Jatropha Curcas

N. Gurunathan; P. Srimathi

doi:10.36808/if/2014/v140i5/49103

Evaluation of Physical Seed Treatments for Improved Seed Quality Characters in Jatropha Curcas

Authors

N. Gurunathan Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy, Dehradun.
P. Srimathi Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy, Dehradun.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2014/v140i5/49103

Abstract

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