Effects of Temperature, Light and Pre-Chilling on Seed Germination of Stevia rebaudiana (Bertoni) Bertoni Accessions

Stevia rebaudiana (Bertoni) Bertoni is a perennial shrub of the Asteraceae family native to Paraguay and Brazil where it has been used for several years as a sweetener. It is a short-day species, with a critical light requirement for flowering of roughly 13 hours. In plants whose biological cycle is...

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Published in:	Italian Journal of Agronomy
Main Authors:	Luciana G. Angelini, Lucia Ceccarini, Laura Andolfi, Mario Macchia
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2007-03-01
Subjects:	natural sweetener, germination requirements, Stevia rebaudiana Bert.
Online Access:	http://www.agronomy.it/index.php/agro/article/view/178