African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6865

Full Length Research Paper

Water and salt stress in germinating seeds of pitaya genotypes (Hylocereus spp.)

Thiago Alberto Ortiz
  • Thiago Alberto Ortiz
  • Department of Agronomy, Londrina State University, Londrina, State of Paraná, Brazil.
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Guilherme Renato Gomes
  • Guilherme Renato Gomes
  • Department of Agronomy, Londrina State University, Londrina, State of Paraná, Brazil.
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Lúcia Sadayo Assari Takahashi
  • Lúcia Sadayo Assari Takahashi
  • Department of Agronomy, Londrina State University, Londrina, State of Paraná, Brazil.
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Mariana Ragassi Urbano
  • Mariana Ragassi Urbano
  • Department of Statistics, Londrina State University, Londrina, State of Paraná, Brazil.
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Elizabeth Strapasson
  • Elizabeth Strapasson
  • Department of Statistics, Londrina State University, Londrina, State of Paraná, Brazil.
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  •  Received: 02 September 2014
  •  Accepted: 18 November 2014
  •  Published: 11 December 2014

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