Smoke as a germination cue: A review

Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 115-124

  Brown, N A C ^a   Van Staden, J ^b  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Heat; Seed germination; Smoke

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030756437     PISSN: 01676903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005852018644     Document Type: Review

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