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Improving Navajo spinach (Cleome serrulata Pursh) seed germination with cold stratification and hormone additions

Reagan C Wytsalucy, Daniel D Drost, Xin Dai, Brent L Black and Grant E Cardon
Native Plants Journal, September 2021, 22 (3) 268-278; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/npj.22.3.268
Reagan C Wytsalucy
Utah State University 117 S Main Street Monticello, UT 84535
Roles: Extension Agriculture, Natural Resources, 4-H, Assistant Professor
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Daniel D Drost
Extension Vegetable Specialist, Professor Utah State University 4820 Old Main Hill Logan, UT 84322-4820
Roles: Extension Vegetable Specialist, Professor
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Xin Dai
Statistician Utah State University 4820 Old Main Hill Logan, UT 84322-4820
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Brent L Black
Extension Fruit Specialist, Professor Utah State University 4820 Old Main Hill Logan, UT 84322-4820
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Grant E Cardon
Utah State University 4820 Old Main Hill Logan, UT 84322-4820
Roles: Extension Soils Specialist, Professor
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