Germination and seedling growth at low temperature: Comparisons of Lotus species and effects of selection and seed source in L. pedunculatus Cav.

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 969-975

  Kelman, W M ^a   Forrester, R I ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Establishment; Heritability; Seedling vigour

Indexed keywords

COLD TOLERANCE; FLOWERING; GERMINATION; HYBRIDIZATION; PLANT GENETICS; PLOIDY;

LOTUS PEDUNCULATUS;

EID: 0032857568     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AR98145     Document Type: Article

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