Effects of various treatments on the germination of sawgrass, Cladium jamaicense crantz, seeds

Wetlands

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 51-58

  Ponzio, Kimberli J ^a  

^a ST JOHNS RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT   (United States)

Author keywords

Cladium jamaicense; Disinfectant; Fungus; Sawgrass; Scarification; Sodium hypochlorite; Stratification

Indexed keywords

DORMANCY; GERMINATION; SEED;

CLADIUM JAMAICENSE;

EID: 0031685652     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03161442     Document Type: Article

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