Effect of different seed moisture levels on the germination behaviour ofPhaseolus trilobus Ait
- 1 September 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Institute of Experimental Botany in Biologia plantarum
- Vol. 22 (5) , 388-391
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02908990
Abstract
Germination inPhaseolus trilobus is controlled by different moisture levels of seeds. The hard seed coatedness which develops secondarily can be removed by pretreatment with oonc. H2SO4. This also enhanced the onset of seed germination.Keywords
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