Seed ageing and smoke: Partner cues in the amelioration of seed dormancy in selected Australian native species

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 783-815

  Roche, Shauna ^a   Dixon, Kingsley W ^a   Pate, John S ^b  

^a KINGS PARK AND BOTANIC GARDEN   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GERMINATION; SEED AGEING; SEED DORMANCY; SMOKE;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0031431113     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT96099     Document Type: Article

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