Discontinuous hydration as a facultative requirement for seed germination in two cactus species of the Sonoran Desert

Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 33-39

  Dubrovsky, Joseph G ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS DEL NOROESTE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cactaceae; Drought adaptation; Hydration regime; Seed germination; Sonoran Desert; Water requirements

Indexed keywords

DESERT; GERMINATION; HYDRATION; SEED; WATER RELATIONS;

SONORAN DESERT; UNITED STATES;

CACTACEAE; DICOTYLEDONEAE; FEROCACTUS; FEROCACTUS PENINSULAE; STENOCEREUS; STENOCEREUS GUMMOSUS;

EID: 0031753308     PISSN: 10955674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2997229     Document Type: Article

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