Germination responses of Rubus palmatus var. coptophyllus and Rubus parvifolius seeds with different burial durations to a variable light and temperature regime

Ecological Research

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 167-174

  Suzuki, Wajirou ^a  

^a FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Burial duration; Rubus palmatus var. coptophyllus; Rubus parvifolius; Seed dormancy; Seed germination

Indexed keywords

BURIAL DURATION; GERMINATION; LIGHT REGIME; TEMPERATURE REGIME;

ROSACEAE; RUBUS PALMATUS; RUBUS PALMATUS COPTOPHYLLUS; RUBUS PARVIFOLIUS;

EID: 0030875289     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02523782     Document Type: Article

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