Responses to drying of recalcitrant seeds of Quercus nigra L.

Annals of Botany

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 181-187

  Bonner, F T ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

desiccation rate; germination; leachate conductivity; Quercus nigra L.; recalcitrant; temperature; viability

Indexed keywords

QUERCUS; QUERCUS NIGRA;

EID: 0029825804     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbo.1996.0111     Document Type: Article

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