Germination behaviour of seeds of the New Zealand woody species coprosma foetidissima, freycinetia baueriana, hoheria angustifolia, and myrsine Australis

New Zealand Journal of Botany

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 499-508

  Burrows, C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Dormancy; Germination; High germinability; Seed banks; Seeds

Indexed keywords

COPROSMA FOETIDISSIMA; FREYCINETIA BAUERIANA; HOHERIA ANGUSTIFOLIA; MYRSINE AUSTRALIS;

DORMANCY;

EID: 0030298994     PISSN: 0028825X     EISSN: 11758643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0028825X.1996.10410130     Document Type: Article

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