Smoke affects the germination of native grasses of New South Wales

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 563-576

  Read, Tamara R ^a   Bellairs, Sean M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GERMINATION; GRASS; SMOKE;

AUSTRALIA;

BOTHRIOCHLOA; CHLORIS; CYMBOPOGON; DANTHONIA; DICHANTHIUM; DIGITARIA; ERAGROSTIS; ERIOCHLOA; MICROLAENA; PANICUM; PASPALIDIUM; POA; STIPA; THEMEDA;

EID: 0032718997     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT97124     Document Type: Article

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