Changes in dormancy levels of Fraxinus excelsior L. embryos at different stages of morphological and physiological maturity

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 177-182

  Wagner, Johanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Embryo dormancy; Fraxinus excelsior; In vitro germination; Seed development

Indexed keywords

FRAXINUS EXCELSIOR;

EID: 0029739792     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004680050021     Document Type: Article

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