Germination ecology of Acacia negrii, an endemic multipurpose tree from Ethiopia

Tropical Ecology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 39-46

  Teketay, Demel ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acacia negrii; Boiling water; Dry heat; Germination; Light; Mechanical scarification; Multipurpose species; Sulphuric acid; Temperature

Indexed keywords

DORMANCY; ENDEMIC PLANT; GERMINATION;

ACACIA NEGRII; MIMOSACEAE;

EID: 0031438983     PISSN: 05643295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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