African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12486

Full Length Research Paper

Growth promotion and elicitor activity of salicylic acid in Achillea millefolium L.

Pedro Henrique Gorni
  • Pedro Henrique Gorni
  • Postgraduate Program in Agronomy, Universidade do Oeste Paulista (UNOESTE), Presidente Prudente, São Paulo, Brazil
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Ana Cláudia Pacheco
  • Ana Cláudia Pacheco
  • Postgraduate Program in Agronomy, Universidade do Oeste Paulista (UNOESTE), Presidente Prudente, São Paulo, Brazil
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  •  Received: 19 November 2015
  •  Accepted: 11 March 2016
  •  Published: 20 April 2016

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