African Journal of
Plant Science

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Plant Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0824
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPS
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 809

Full Length Research Paper

Seed germination and abnormality of cotyledon of Peganum harmala populations in Mongolia

Amartuvshin NARANTSETSEG
  • Amartuvshin NARANTSETSEG
  • Institute of Botany, Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Ulaanbaatar 210351, Mongolia.
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  •  Received: 26 November 2013
  •  Accepted: 03 June 2014
  •  Published: 30 June 2014

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