Effect of day length on germination of seeds collected in Alaska

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 274-278

  Densmore, Roseann V ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; boreal; daylength; dormancy; germination; seeds

Indexed keywords

DAY LENGTH; GERMINATION; STRATIFICATION; TEMPERATURE;

USA, ALASKA;

CHAMAEDAPHNE CALYCULATA; DIAPENSIA LAPPONICA; DIAPENSIACEAE; ERICACEAE; LEDUM DECUMBENS; SAXIFRAGA TRICUSPIDATA; SAXIFRAGACEAE;

EID: 0030616998     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2446088     Document Type: Article

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