Effects of storage conditions on dormancy and vigor of Picea abies seeds

New Forests

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 231-249

  Leinonen, Kari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Accelerated aging; Electrolyte leakage; Light requirement; Moist chilling; Norway spruce; Relative humidity

Indexed keywords

DORMANCY; GERMINATION; SEED; STORAGE;

PICEA ABIES;

AGING OF MATERIALS; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; MOISTURE; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOILS; STORAGE (MATERIALS); TEMPERATURE;

ACCELERATED AGING; ARTIFICIAL LIGHT TREATMENT; CHILLING; DORMANCY; ELECTROLYTE LEAKAGE; GERMINATION; HUMIDITY; LIGHT REQUIREMENT; MOISTURE CONTENT; PICEA ABIES;

SEED;

EID: 0032216491     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006537226920     Document Type: Article

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