Reimposition of conditional dormancy during air-dry storage of prechilled Sitka spruce seeds

Seed Science Research

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 113-122

  Jones, Steve K ^a,c   Gosling, Peter G ^a   Ellis, Richard H ^b  

^a FOREST RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL BOTANY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conditional dormancy; Conifer seed; Picea sitchensis; Seed storage; Sitka spruce

Indexed keywords

PICEA SITCHENSIS;

EID: 0031814406     PISSN: 09602585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0960258500004001     Document Type: Article

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