Effects of Copper Seedcoat Agent on Cucumber Germination and Seedling Growth

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 21:8-10 (article 3) 1998 Meng Huanwen¹, Cui Hongwen¹, Cheng Zhihui, and He Danrao² ¹Horticultural Department, Northwestern Agricultural University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, P.R. China ²Garden Afforestration Brigade, Muidanjiang City, Heilongjiang, 157000. P.R. China Introduction. Copper, one of the trace elements in plants (1), is essential to the normal growth of vegetables. Cucumber […]

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Biochemical changes in Cucumber Seeds during Germination

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report 20:3-6 (article 2) 1997 Meng Huanwen, Cheng Zhihui and Cui Hongwen Department of Horticulture, Northwestern Agricultural University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100 P.R. China Introduction. It is very important to know what biochemical changes occur during seed germination. Such information is important for seed germination and seed physiology research, and for obtaining improved […]

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