Influence of heat on seed germination of seven Mediterranean Leguminosae species

Plant Ecology

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 95-103

  Herranz, José M ^a   Ferrandis, Pablo ^a   Martínez Sánchez, Juan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hardseedness; Heat; Leguminosae; Seed germination

Indexed keywords

GERMINATION; LEGUME; SEED; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WILDFIRE;

SPAIN;

CYTISUS; FABACEAE; SCORPIURUS MURICATUS;

EID: 0031810537     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009702318641     Document Type: Article

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