Germination characteristics of two species of Polygonum in relation to their altitudinal distribution on Mt. Fuji, Japan

Arctic and Alpine Research

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 104-110

  Nishitani, Satomi ^a   Masuzawa, Takehiro ^b  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GERMINATION; SEED DORMANCY;

JAPAN, HONSHU, MOUNT FUJI;

POLYGONACEAE; POLYGONUM CUSPIDATUM; POLYGONUM WEYRICHII ALPINUM;

EID: 0030449281     PISSN: 00040851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1552092     Document Type: Article

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