Tolerance of thermal shock in seeds

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 221-233

  Bell, David T ^a   Williams, Deanne S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIRE; GERMINATION; HEAT SHOCK; HEAT TOLERANCE; SEED;

DRYANDRA SESSILIS; EUCALYPTUS; HAKEA LISSOCARPHA; HAKEA LISSOSCAPHA; XANTHORRHOEA PREISSII;

EID: 0031808716     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/bt97010     Document Type: Article

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