Seed and Seedling Biology of the Woody-fruited Proteaceae

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 387-406

  Lamont, Byron B ^a   Groom, Philip K ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GERMINATION; SEED; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT;

AUSTRALIA;

PROTEACEAE;

EID: 0031766847     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: 14449862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT96135     Document Type: Article

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