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Seed storage, temperature and relative humidity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2008

R.D. Smith
R.D. Smith
Affiliation:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Wakehurst Place, Ardingly, West Sussex, RH17 6TN, UK
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Seed Science Research , Volume 2 , Issue 2 , June 1992 , pp. 113 - 116
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1992

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