Germination behaviour of seeds of the New Zealand woody species Alseuosmia macrophylla, A. pusilla, Cordyline banksii, Geniostoma rupestre, Myrtus bullata, and Solanum aviculare

New Zealand Journal of Botany

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 277-287

  Burrows, C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Diverse germination responses; High viability; Pre conditioning; Seed storage; Varied treatments

Indexed keywords

GERMINATION; NEW ZEALAND;

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; GERMINATION; SEED; WOODY PLANT;

ALSEUOSMIA MACROPHYLLA; ALSEUOSMIA PUSILLA; CORDYLINE BANKSII; GENIOSTOMA RUPESTRE; MYRTUS BULLATA; SOLANUM AVICULARE;

EID: 0032853375     PISSN: 0028825X     EISSN: 11758643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0028825X.1999.9512634     Document Type: Article

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