Micro‐site influence on seed longevity and seedling emergence of a bunchgrass (Themeda triandra) in a semi‐arid savanna

African Journal of Range and Forage Science

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 7-11

  O'Connor, T G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b Dohne Agricultural Development Institute   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Germination; Persistent seed bank; Seed longevity; Seed mortality

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001896814     PISSN: 10220119     EISSN: 17279380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10220119.1997.9647912     Document Type: Article

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