Germination behaviour of seeds of the New Zealand woody species Melicope simplex, Myoporum laetum, Myrsine divaricata, and Urtica ferox

New Zealand Journal of Botany

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 205-213

  Burrows, C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Deep dormancy; Germination; Long term seed banks; Phylogenetic influences; Seeds; Simulating nature

Indexed keywords

MELICOPE SIMPLEX; MYOPORUM LAETUM; MYRSINE DIVARICATA; URTICA FEROX; MYOPORACEAE; MYRSINACEAE; URTICACEAE;

DORMANCY; GERMINATION; SEED BANK;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0029660314     PISSN: 0028825X     EISSN: 11758643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0028825X.1996.10410685     Document Type: Article

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