Ecological implications of seed characteristics of the native Prosopis cineraria and the alien P. juliflora

Vegetatio

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 101-105

  Sharma, Reetu ^a   Dakshini, K M M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Invasions; Nutrient partitioning; Seed nutrients; Seedling establishment

Indexed keywords

CINERARIA; PROSOPIS CINERARIA; PROSOPIS JULIFLORA; LEGUMINOSAE;

INTRODUCED PLANT; SEED CHARACTERISTICS;

INDIA;

EID: 0029661497     PISSN: 00423106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00045148     Document Type: Article

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