African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6932

Full Length Research Paper

Controlled environmental conditions on germination of bermudagrass seeds

Gisele Sales Batista
  • Gisele Sales Batista
  • Department of Crop Production, College of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences, UNESP State University of Sao Paulo (UNESP Univ Estadual Paulista, FCAV/UNESP), Brazil.
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Renata Bachin Mazzini-Guedes
  • Renata Bachin Mazzini-Guedes
  • Department of Crop Production, College of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences, UNESP State University of Sao Paulo (UNESP Univ Estadual Paulista, FCAV/UNESP), Brazil.
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Victor Rojas Scaldelai
  • Victor Rojas Scaldelai
  • Department of Crop Production, College of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences, UNESP State University of Sao Paulo (UNESP Univ Estadual Paulista, FCAV/UNESP), Brazil.
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Kathia Fernandes Lopes Pivetta
  • Kathia Fernandes Lopes Pivetta
  • Department of Crop Production, College of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences, UNESP State University of Sao Paulo (UNESP Univ Estadual Paulista, FCAV/UNESP), Brazil.
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  •  Received: 16 December 2014
  •  Accepted: 05 March 2015
  •  Published: 12 March 2015

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