Removal of the testa during germination or establishment increases germinant mortality, decay and water loss

Seed Science Research

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 245-252

  Lamont, B B ^a   Milberg, P ^a,b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Banksia hookeriana; Desiccation; Hakea cyclocarpa; Hakea strumosa; Leucadendron eucalyptifolium; Seed coat; Seedling

Indexed keywords

BANKSIA HOOKERIANA; CYCLOCARPA; HAKEA; LEUCADENDRON;

EID: 0030811356     PISSN: 09602585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0960258500003597     Document Type: Article

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