Effect of light on the germination of forest trees in Ghana

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 772-783

  Kyereh, B ^a   Swaine, M D ^b   Thompson, J ^b,c  

^a KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Far red ratio; Irradiance; Photoblastic seeds; Pioneers; Red

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ECOTYPE; FOREST; GERMINATION; GHANA; LIGHT; SURVIVAL;

FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GERMINATION; IRRADIANCE; LIGHT EFFECT;

AFRICA;

CEIBA PENTANDRA; MILICIA EXCELSA; MUSANGA CECROPIOIDES; NAUCLEA DIDERRICHII; PERICOPSIS ELATA;

EID: 0032719781     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.1999.00386.x     Document Type: Article

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