Ecological genetics of seed germination regulation in Bromus tectorum L. II. Reaction norms in response to a water stress gradient imposed during seed maturation

Oecologia

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 35-43

  Meyer, Susan E ^a   Allen, Phil S ^b  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bromus tectorum; Dormancy; Germination; Heritability; Maternal effects

Indexed keywords

GERMINATION; MATURATION; SEED; WATER STRESS;

BROMUS TECTORUM;

EID: 0032821331     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050830     Document Type: Article

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