Reproductive strategies in Mediterranean annual clovers: Germination and hardseededness

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 973-982

  Norman, H C ^a   Cocks, P S ^a   Smith, F P ^a   Nutt, B J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GERMINATION; LEGUME; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEED DORMANCY;

MEDITERRANEAN;

TRIFOLIUM CHERLERI; TRIFOLIUM CLUSII; TRIFOLIUM CLYPEATUM; TRIFOLIUM GLANDULIFERUM; TRIFOLIUM ISTHMOCARPUM; TRIFOLIUM LAPPACEUM; TRIFOLIUM OBSCURUM; TRIFOLIUM PURPUREUM;

EID: 0031857206     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/A97105     Document Type: Article

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