Germination ecology of twelve indigenous and eight exotic multipurpose leguminous species from Ethiopia

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 80, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 209-223

  Teketay, Demel ^a,b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b HARAMAYA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Dry heat; Germination; Scarification; Temperature

Indexed keywords

DORMANCY; GERMINATION; LEGUME; MULTIPURPOSE SPECIES;

ETHIOPIA;

EID: 0029668347     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1127(95)03616-4     Document Type: Article

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