Seed germination of woody legumes from deciduous tropical forest of southern Mexico

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 82, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 171-184

  Cervantes, Virginia ^a   Carabias, Julia ^a   Vázquez Yanes, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Dormancy; Fabaceae; Hard coated seeds; Scarification; Seed storage; Viability

Indexed keywords

GERMINATION; TROPICAL FOREST; WOODY LEGUME;

MEXICO;

ACACIA COCHLIACANTHA; ACACIA FARNESIANA; ACACIA PANNATULA; FABACEAE; LEUCAENA ESCULENTA; LEUCAENA MACROPHYLLA; LYSILOMA DIVARICATA;

EID: 0030423802     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1127(95)03671-7     Document Type: Article

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