Growth and freezing tolerance of winterfat seedlings

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 165-169

  Hou, Junqiang ^a   Romo, J T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ceratoides lanata (Pursh) J.T. Howell; cold hardiness; ecological restoration; Eurotia lanata (Pursh) Moq.; Northern Mixed Prairie; seedbed ecology; seedling ecology

Indexed keywords

COLD HARDINESS; GROWTH; SEEDLING; WINTERFAT;

CERATOIDES LANATA;

EID: 0030816751     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4002375     Document Type: Article

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