An investigation of recalcitrance in seeds of three native New Zealand tree species

New Zealand Journal of Botany

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 583-590

  Bannister, Peter ^a   Bibby, Tui ^a   Jameson, Paula E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Corynocarpus laevigatus; Desiccation; Germination; Griselinia littoralis; Hoheria populnea; New Zealand; Recalcitrance; Seeds

Indexed keywords

GERMINATION;

CORYNOCARPUS LAEVIGATUS; GRISELINIA LITTORALIS; HOHERIA; HOHERIA POPULNEA;

EID: 0030298973     PISSN: 0028825X     EISSN: 11758643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0028825X.1996.10410137     Document Type: Article

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