Mechanism of smoke-induced seed germination in a post-fire chaparral annual

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 27-36

  Keeley, J E ^a,b   Fotheringham, C J ^a,c  

^a OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acids; Ammonium; Emmenanthe penduliflora; Germination; Nitrate; Nitrite; Nitrogen dioxide; Phacelia grandiflora; Scarification; Seeds; Smoke

Indexed keywords

GERMINATION; GIBBERELLIN; GROWTH REGULATION; PLANT GROWTH; POTASSIUM NITRATE;

CHAPARRAL; GERMINATION; PH; SMOKE;

EMMENANTHE PENDULIFLORA; PHACELIA GRANDIFLORA;

EID: 0031952241     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.1998.00230.x     Document Type: Article

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