{{cite journal | last1=Afzal | first1=O. | author2=F. U. Hassan | author3=M. Ahmed | author4=G.Shabbir | author5=S. Ahmed | year=2022 | title=TEMPERATURE AFFECTS GERMINATION INDICES OF SAFFLOWER (CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS L.) | journal=Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences | volume=32 | issue=6 | pages=1691-1702 | doi=10.36899/JAPS.2022.6.0577 | issn=1018-7081 | eissn=2309-8694 | publisher=Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum | url=https://thejaps.org.pk/AbstractView.aspx?mid=AG-21-0311}}