Seed response to temperature of Mexican cacti species from two life forms: An ecophysiological interpretation

Plant Ecology

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 207-214

  Rojas Aréchiga, Mariana ^a   Vázquez Yanes, Carlos ^a   Orozco Segovia, Alma ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cephalocereus; Columnar and barrel cacti; Echinocactus; Ferocactus; Neobuxbaumia; Pachycereus; Tempera ture fluctuation; Tropical desert

Indexed keywords

CACTUS; GERMINATION; SHADE; TEMPERATURE;

MEXICO, PUEBLA STATE;

CACTACEAE; FEROCACTUS RECURVUS;

EID: 0031976192     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009757227493     Document Type: Article

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