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Effects of Corm Dipping in Salicylic Acid or Potassium Nitrate on Growth, Flowering, and Quality of Saffron

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|Jun 2018

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/johr-2018-0002 | Journal eISSN: 2353-3978 | Journal ISSN: 2300-5009
Language: English
Page range: 13 - 21
Submitted on: Oct 1, 2017
Accepted on: Mar 1, 2018
Published on: Jun 29, 2018
Published by: National Institute of Horticultural Research
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