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Enhancement of lettuce seed germination by some urea derivatives

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  1. Division of Plant Industry, CSIRO, Canberra, Australia

    N. P. Kefford, J. A. Zwar & M. I. Bruce

  2. Department of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, U. K.

    M. I. Bruce

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Kefford, N.P., Zwar, J.A. & Bruce, M.I. Enhancement of lettuce seed germination by some urea derivatives. Planta 67, 103–106 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00391296

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